The dragon saved her. The rider claimed her. The fae used her. Now it's her time to choose...Annika, sole survivor of a magical catastrophe that killed the men she loved, swore she would never take another bond. She burned down her old life, faked her death and vanished into the kind of obscurity that smells of damp straw, cheap ale, and striga shit.But Annika's power is raging, the dragon who saved her now haunts her dreams, and monsters slip through the cracks in the Barrier her unstable magic created. When she's brutally attacked, Annika fights back, drawing the attention of two men she cannot afford to want.The ruthless Commander of the Dragon Riders. His dark fae Necromancer.Both forged in war. Both gentle in ways that should be impossible for men who have killed as much as they have. Now both want her for the same dangerous reason.She is the first woman ever chosen by a dragon, and the only mage who wields that dragon's fire. The last broken weapon protecting a faltering kingdom.Torn between the Commander who ignites her power and the Necromancer who tempers its inferno, Annika must decide if her heart can carry another bond before it breaks her.If she denies them, the Barrier will fall. The kingdom she swore to protect will burn to ash. And her dragon will become the Death that dances over the bones of the living.Perfect for readers who loved Sable Sorensen and Lauren Palphreyman and want their dragons with teeth, their men with scars and their romance with a body count. Tropes and Vibes Slow burn to spice, forced proximity, why-chooseDragon bond, soul shard anchor magic, necromancer dragon rider MMCGrief healing, duty vs freedom, found family ridersMulti POV, epic stakes, Slavic inspired worldbuildingTouch her and find outBook one of The Cursed Bonds duology. Annika's story is complete in two books. No cliffhanger anxiety. No abandoned series.If you fall in love with this world, a separate trilogy with new characters waits for you, two books already on the shelf and the third on the way.