The Wings That Bind by Briar Boleyn, the third book in the Bloodwing Academy series, continues at the tumultuous dark academia institution where a second dragon awakens with a tainted heart, its power seized by two ruthless highbloods determined to expose bloody secrets along Sangratha's borders. The protagonist grapples with her friend Florence's near-death survival and mysterious new bond to a dragon, questioning its impact on their sisterly connection, while navigating turmoil at the academy under a shocking new headmaster. Amid betrayals, shifting dynamics with the enigmatic Blake Drakharrow—who hides desperate secrets behind his gray eyes—and escalating threats of cruelty and power struggles, survival demands confronting heartbreak, hidden agendas, and the real nightmare unfolding in this morally gray world of dragons, vampires, and forbidden ties.