Sunbound

21-year-old Rynlee Yarrows never wanted to be warrior. She dreamed of becoming a healer far from the bloodshed her father glorified. But when he forces her into Arcanna, a brutal war college where magic is weaponized and survival is never guaranteed, Rynlee's quiet future burns to ash.During the Fourfold Rite, a sacred ceremony that grants students their elemental path, Rynlee is unexpectedly chosen by the powerful Sun Goddess. Branded in golden flame and burdened with divine power, she's thrust into a fate she neither chose nor understands.Aiden Dagon, her new unit commander, has known Rynlee since childhood and never liked her. Cold, calculating, and already marked by the Moon God, Aiden is now bound to the one girl who has always challenged him. Their magic is incompatible. Their history is complicated. Their future is dictated by the gods who don't care who they destroy.Together, they wield the power of the sun and moonTogether, they stand on the edge of war.But as secrets unravel within Arcanna's walls and the bond between them deepens, Rynlee begins to uncover a conspiracy darker than anyone imagined, one that threatens not just the academy, but the balance of light and shadow itself.When day and night are forced to the share the sky, will they burn the world or each other?