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Chapter 40: The Mate Bond Crisis
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2026-05-02 14:40:25Jasmina woke at three in the morning, gasping. Pain exploded through her chest. Her ribs. Her face.
Not her pain. His pain. Through the mate bond, she felt everything Damoew was experiencing. The beating. The shame. The despair. "No," she whispered. The bond pulsed with agony. Raw. Overwhelming. She tried to breathe through it. Tried to separate her pain from his. But the bond was too strong. Too demanding.
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