POV: LunaAfter the artifact attempted bonding, after the massive battle, after everything public and terrifying and transformative, I collapsed in my dorm room. Physically exhausted. Emotionally drained. Spiritually depleted.My friends appeared within minutes, breaking into my room without permission because privacy meant nothing when pack was worried."You look like death," Nova observed, sitting on my bed."Feel like it too.""What happened out there? With the artifacts? With the bonding attempt? Everyone saw the light. The power. The transformation starting. But then it stopped. You resisted. How?""Liam and Caleb," I said simply. "Their bonds anchored me. Kept me grounded. Prevented the artifacts from overwhelming my identity. Without them, I'd be something else now. Something the artifacts needed instead of what I chose to be.""So the dual mate bond isn't just romantic," Sienna observed. "It's functional. Protective. Necessary for survival against threats specifically designed
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