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"How can you be so certain?"Lyra and Kieran exchange one of those wordless communications that bonded mates develop over time. "Because we've been where you are," Lyra says finally. "Not with magical healing specifically, but with the terror of trusting someone completely with parts of yourself you
Elara The ritual chamber feels like a sanctuary and a trap rolled into one.I'm standing in the center of the circular room while my mother and her team of healers arrange crystals and herbs around the perimeter. Everything about the space has been designed for magical healing—carved stone walls in
Dominic"How is it possible our enemies would know Elara was bonded to me?" I ask, speaking for the first time since the meeting began."Because they've been studying her for years. They would have noticed your protective patterns, her magical responses, the way your abilities complement each other
DominicThe emergency council session feels like a tribunal.I'm standing at attention behind Alexander's chair, officially present as his Beta and head of security but actually here because the entire discussion revolves around my relationship with his sister. Every noble in the room keeps stealing
Elara "My daughter cannot marry your son because she's already bonded," My mother says quietly, stepping into the silence with the authority of someone who's spent decades navigating political complexities. "Magically bonded, in ways that supersede political considerations."Duke Aldrich's eyebrows
Elara The secure conference room in the north tower feels like a sanctuary after the chaos of the past few hours.I'm sitting beside one of the tall windows, watching storm clouds gather over the kingdom while trying to process everything that's changed. The mate bond with Dominic hums quietly in t