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Chapter 17

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"The binding energy affects everyone differently," Costa added. "Some will transform quickly, others slowly. Some may maintain more of their original physiology. There is no single right way to be."

The merchant nodded, seemingly happy with our response and understanding how our people must feel. Although we had our fears to overcome we had been asleep for most of 600 years we still had little knowledge of what happened between the time we were taken and separated, and now. However, what we could do is make it easier for each area to have the issues addressed by a formal government elected by the people, beyond our roles to help oversee and guide it all.

A woman near the front of the atrium stepped forward, her hybrid features more pronounced than most. "Your Highnesses, what of the outer colonies? Many of us have family who fled there to escape persecution."

Costa's markings pulsed with determination. "Communication with al

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  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 17

    "The binding energy affects everyone differently," Costa added. "Some will transform quickly, others slowly. Some may maintain more of their original physiology. There is no single right way to be."The merchant nodded, seemingly happy with our response and understanding how our people must feel. Although we had our fears to overcome we had been asleep for most of 600 years we still had little knowledge of what happened between the time we were taken and separated, and now. However, what we could do is make it easier for each area to have the issues addressed by a formal government elected by the people, beyond our roles to help oversee and guide it all.A woman near the front of the atrium stepped forward, her hybrid features more pronounced than most. "Your Highnesses, what of the outer colonies? Many of us have family who fled there to escape persecution."Costa's markings pulsed with determination. "Communication with al

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    And discover who we are when we're not saving the world, Costa added through our bond, his hand finding the small of my back. I know your soul, Ariella, but I want to know your laugh. Your favourite foods. What makes you happy when there's no crisis to solve?The intimacy of his thoughts sent warmth cascading through me. Six hundred years of separation, and now we had forever to learn the small, precious details of daily life together."Your Highnesses," Councillor Thyss interrupted gently, "there's one more matter we must address. The succession question."I turned back to the Council, reluctantly pulling my attention from Costa's heated gaze. "What about it?""With your father in extended stasis and your own transformation complete,"

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    The hologram expanded, showing genetic sequences that spiralled and danced. "Novan and human DNA are complementary by design, not by accident. The first natural hybrids appeared decades after our people's meeting, but were hidden away out of fear. What no one understood then was that hybrids began to appear in other shared histories within the first few years of first contact, but they were chosen mates of the Novan people, and some were considered side pieces for Novan men.”The hologram shifted, displaying historical records that made several Council members gasp in recognition. Images of early colonial settlements showed human-Novan partnerships that had been systematically erased from official histories."The Novan concept of fated mates," my mother's voice continued, "was never limited to same-species pairings. The soul-bond recognises compatibility at a level deeper than genetics it seeks the perfect complement, regardless

  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 14

    "Your Highness," she said, her tone carefully measured, "while we acknowledge the unprecedented nature of recent events, the Council must address concerns about the stability of this transformation.""Stability?" I stepped forward, feeling power flow through me with each word. "Councillor Meren, what you call instability, we call growth. What you fear as chaos, we recognise as long-overdue change."Councillor Voss, the eldest of the seated members, spoke without rising. "Princess, with respect, you have been absent from our world for six centuries. The delicate balance we have maintained…""It has led to stagnation, due to the Council’s need for control after you imprisoned us both, for what I found my mate. Look what it's done to our people," Costa interrupted, his voice carrying the full weight of royal authority. Declining birth rates, failing colonies, a people divided against themselves. Your 'delicate bala

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    “Yes, my love, but I think we should come back here every now and again to just me and remind us where it all started.”The club's walls seemed to pulse in agreement, the crystalline architecture resonating with our shared intention. I squeezed Costa's hand, feeling his love flow through our completed bond."I'd like that," I replied. "A place where we can just be Ariella and Costa, not the hybrid princess and her Novan prince."Vera approached us once more as we stepped toward the entrance, her newly awakened markings glowing with quiet dignity."Before you go," she said, pressing something into my palm, "take this. It belonged to your mother."I opened my hand to find a small crystalline key, its surface etched with patterns that matched the ones now flowing across my skin."What does it open?" I asked.Vera's smile held centuries of secrets. "Her private archives. Ev

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    Vera nodded, her newly visible markings pulsing with complex emotions. "Each time they woke you, you came here eventually. Each time, I hoped it would be different. You would have enough time to remember and complete what you'd begun.""But this time is different," Costa said, understanding flowing through our connection."Yes," my aunt paused, then continued, “because your bond told you both to complete it first. That was the only way that they couldn’t put you both back into cryostasis; the bond won’t allow it. That is what the others who tried to save you missed: that you had to leave together to complete the bond first, not be brought here to restart from the beginning. It looks like those who tried to help learnt a few things along the way as well.”Vera's words hit me with the force of revelation. "That's why Lady Arinna brought us to the fountain first," I said, pieces clicking into place. "She understood what the others had missed.""Lady Arinna has been my ally for longer tha

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