Semua Bab BLOODBOUND - THE VAMPIRE TRIALS: Bab 21 - Bab 30

ValkharaAll four of us were barely through the door before the tension exploded.“He got in her head,” Sevrin barked. “He reached her. That shouldn’t be possible. Not with that potion.”Azric stood against the hearth, arms crossed, voice tight with control he was about to lose. “We don’t even know who he is yet.”Sevrin turned, furious. “And you don’t think we should? You want to wait for him to come to us?”“He’s already inside her bond, Sevrin. If we provoke it—”“I’ll kill him if I have to.”“Try it,” I snapped. “And see how fast I take your throat.”They both turned to me. Neither backed down.Nyra groaned, flinging her satchel onto the table. “Gods, you two are exhausting. One of you’s practically vibrating with murder and the other is whispering to shadows. Maybe take a deep breath before we all combust.”“Easy for you to say,” Sevrin growled. “You’re not the one being replaced.”“You’re not being replaced,” I bit out. “No one’s being replaced.”“Then what is he?” Azric asked so

Valkhara Plan A failed... as soon as Nyra and I tried to escape, Azric blocked the door before I could take two steps.“You’re not going.”Sevrin was already beside him, arms crossed, eyes glowing. “You want to walk into the forest alone? You’ve lost your godsdamn mind.”“I won’t be alone. Nyra’s going.”“That doesn’t make it safer,” Azric snapped. “It makes it worse. If something happens, no one will hear you scream.”“I’ve screamed plenty,” I said flatly. “And you never seem to miss those.”Sevrin growled. “This isn’t funny, Valkhara.”“I’m not joking,” I snapped. “The Council is plotting, the Trials are frozen, and my other mate is fucking trapped somewhere, so yeah, I need this forest’s power.” 

DaxosII felt it the moment it clicked into place.One of the last threads of our bond, sealed in blood, in moans, in magic so old some of the gods themselves forgot its name.And so did the Council.But they remembered quickly enough.The second it locked, they panicked.I tasted it in the air. Bitter. Cowardly.They knew they couldn’t stop the bond, so they did the only thing left:They sent something to kill me.Not banish. Not silence.Erase.I could hear their murmurs around me.. they never came down here unless it was to torture me for information.One of the new council members screamed at me though the magic dungeon wards and bars.. "HOW DO WE DRAIN HER POWER" He said.I laughed a DEEP ROARING LAUGH and noticed the crack in his composure. He was scared of me, weak. "Over a century chained up in here, and they couldn't get me to crack" I said tilting my head at the other council members. "and you think YOU were going to get me to talk? To betray my mate?" I smirked at that.He

I was still knotted.Still panting, sweating, and filled so deep with Daxos's cum I could feel it sloshing when I shifted slightly.And this smug war god? Still buried inside me like he planned to live there.His thumb dragged over my lip as he stared at me, possessive and reverent and way too proud of himself.“They're going to be impossible when we go back,” I mumbled.He smirked. “They already are.”“I should probably get up.”“You're not going anywhere until I say so.”“I'm still technically your queen.”He leaned in. “You're mine first.”And gods help me—I liked that too much.Then the bond pulsed.And again.And again.“Let us back in before we set something on fire.”Azric.“You've had her for HOURS. We're on edge. She's glowing like she ascended and you're muting us like a selfish bastard.”Sevrin.Daxos groaned. “Do you want to let them in?”I groaned too. “I guess.”He lifted a hand and muttered a phrase under his breath, and the bond—our bond—snapped open like a slammed doo

Once I made it to the room, I decided to take a long hot soak in the bath. ALONE.I'm not sure how long I was in there, but I awoke in a bath that was now cold and fingers that were crinkled.I got out and got dressed, went to see if there was anything to eat.. and then...THE KNOCK......The summons comming at dusk.Sealed in gold wax this time.Official. Regal.Bullshit.Nyra read the scroll aloud, her voice flat with sarcasm, while Azric picked at his nails like he was already bored, and Sevrin paced the suite like the floor had personally offended him.“By decree of the High Council, Valkhara Emberborn is required to attend tonight’s Unity Dinner in the Grand Hall to affirm her continued participation in the Trials and alleviate any perception of threat to the realm.”I barked a laugh. Cold. Hollow.Daxos didn’t.He stood in the corner, arms crossed, eyes like twin blades as he stared at the scroll.“They want to parade you,” he said.“They want to see if I flinch,” I replied.Azr