Bride of the Storm Warden

Under a storm that never stops knocking, love is the most dangerous fault line of all. Aria was never supposed to touch the wall. As a shell-born runner dodging curfews and stairwell crushes, her job is simple: keep moving, keep quiet, survive the next band. The storm towers belong to the Wardens and the Crown—people who watch the Veil hit the glass from safe balconies while the lower levels bruise. Cassian was born on the other side of the dome. He is a Warden, trained to stand in the tower and "manage risk" while the city rides out the tempests. His mark ties him to the Veil, his orders tie him to the Council, and his guilt ties him to a past disaster no one is allowed to name. When a storm anomaly throws Aria and Cassian into the same breach, everything cracks. The Veil starts knocking in a pattern only they can feel. The city's lies about "acceptable losses" split open. A forbidden bond between anchor and Warden flares to life on the eve of a crown band that could shatter the dome. As Glass Season begins, Aria and Cassian are pulled into a fight for more than survival. With a rebellious Board, a growing Fault Ledger, and a city finally watching, they have to choose whose safety matters most: Protect the Crown's comfort. Or protect the people in the dark stairwells who always pay the price. If they choose wrong, the dome falls. If they choose right, they might change every storm tower under the Veil. "Bride of the Storm Warden" is Book One in the Glass Season series—a dark, high-stakes romantasy with enemies-to-lovers tension, political rebellion, and a slow-burn bond between a storm-born runner and the Warden she was never meant to love.