Seraphina's POV"This is the last freaking time I let you question my authority, Sera." Marcus clutched his cheek, face emotionless as he stormed out.The moment he left, it felt like the whole study froze solid.I leaned back against the cold wooden door, slid down slowly until I hit the floor.The hand I slapped him with kept trembling, almost like it was reacting on its own. It burned, the skin still stinging from the heat of his face and the hardness beneath it.The mark on the back of my neck didn't feel like a soul-searing brand anymore-it was more like a dull nail, rusted and jagged, jammed deep into my spine, grinding away with every heartbeat.The mate bond-once blessed by the Moon Goddess-was now worn thin, broken in places, yet annoyingly still pulsing with pain that no longer carried a trace of love.I felt like I'd been tackled by a truck, ribs screaming in protest. Was this how pain felt in a human body? I clenched my teeth. No matter how bad it got, even if it dragged m
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