A Cage of Gold and Glass

A Cage of Gold and Glass

Book One of The Aetherbound Saga

Magic keeps the city alive.
And it’s killing everyone else.

High above the world floats Oakhaven, a glittering kingdom powered by stolen life. The ruling class drains magic from the poor to keep the city aloft-and no one survives without paying the cost.

Kaelin was never meant to matter.

She’s a thief from the Dregs, scraping by to keep her younger sister alive, armed with nothing but a climbing hook, a sharp tongue, and desperation. When a dangerous palace heist goes wrong, Kaelin is captured by the one man no one escapes.

Prince Cazimir Thorne.

He is the King’s executioner. The most powerful Siphon in the city. Cold. Untouchable. Trained to destroy without mercy. When he reaches for Kaelin’s magic, it should break her.

Instead, it breaks the rules.

Rather than kill her, Cazimir binds her to him-forcing Kaelin into the heart of the palace as his bodyguard and false companion. Trapped behind gold walls and watchful eyes, Kaelin must survive deadly trials, vicious politics, and a court where every smile hides a blade.

Forced proximity turns into something far more dangerous.

Sharp banter gives way to stolen glances. Hostility becomes tension. And the closer Kaelin gets to the prince she was raised to hate, the harder it becomes to remember which lies are for survival-and which feelings are real.

Because Kaelin isn’t just immune to magic.

She’s something far more lethal.

As rebellion ignites and the truth behind Oakhaven’s power begins to surface, Kaelin is forced to choose between the world that broke her and the man who might destroy it to save her.

Love is not safe.
Power always demands blood.
And cages made of gold are still cages.

A Cage of Gold and Glass is a high-stakes YA fantasy romance featuring deadly trials, enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, sharp banter, and a slow-burn romance set inside a brutal magic system where survival comes at a devastating cost.