The Binding Mark

At House of Ether Academy, magical power is inherited, bonded, and ranked through ancient noble bloodlines. Lira Vale—an orphaned commoner with a forged crest—has no right to be there. But she carries a forbidden mark: a mysterious sigil that binds her soul to another’s.



During the academy’s sacred Binding Rite, Lira is accidentally—and irrevocably—bonded to Kael Nightshade, the cold and calculating heir of the most dangerous House in the realm.



Their connection breaks every rule. Their magic grows only when they are emotionally synced. And the closer they grow, the more the academy’s secrets begin to unravel—revealing a lost seventh House, a buried rebellion, and a prophecy that ties them to a bond that may destroy them both.



Because this isn’t just magic.



It’s memory.



And someone has lived this story before.