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Chapter 21 - Lucien

Author: Bryant
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I felt it as soon as the Hunter’s Moon was at its height. Not in the sharp jolt that must have surged through Caelum’s veins, in some lupine response that made his jaws clench. No. I felt it in the hollow, aching space of my chest, where my bond with Nora was only beginning to form.

It was still incomplete, just a suggestion of something not yet fully alive, but it had been there before, and the moon was heightening it. Tonight it changed.

Her magic touched against mine in a hard, electric sweep, and for a moment, I thought she was reaching out to me. I almost called out to her. Almost.

Then I felt it. The ghost of a bond taking shape. Not mine. Caelum’s.

It was like a knife to the ribs, clean and quick before the blood could stain. One heartbeat, I told myself she was still mine for the taking, that silence had been strategy, not cowardice. The next thing I knew, I had waited too long. Caelum had not.

My vision crystallized with a cold, predatory focus I usually reserved for the
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Ya snooze ya loose Lucien. Maybe learn to use that mouth for more than stealing kisses from Nora and threatening gossiping vampires.

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Melody Cawthra
Nora didn’t need you to wait Lucien, she needed you to stand up & have her back. Hope you learn to share cause you’re not breaking Caelum’s bond.
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