The wounded wolf was still sitting beside the fire when Lyra approached him. Aria remained close behind her. The mark beneath the wolf's skin had disappeared from sight, but Aria had already confirmed what it was. A dormant bond. Something the Shadow King's forces had planted inside him without his knowledge. Lyra had broken bonds like it before. She had always believed the answer was simple. If a bond controlled someone, break it. But tonight, for the first time, she wasn't certain. The wolf looked up at her. "Are you going to remove it?" Lyra hesitated. "If it's controlling you, yes." His expression tightened. "And if it isn't?" Lyra frowned. "What do you mean?" The wolf looked toward the woman sitting across the fire. "My mate." The woman immediately lowered her eyes. "We've been bonded since we were young," he continued. "Not by the Shadow King. Not by anyone else. It is ours." Lyra glanced at Aria. Aria nodded slowly. "I can feel it." "Then you can tell h
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