Chains Of The Heart
The medic continued, voice quieter now, like sharing a terrible truth no one wanted to hear:
“And even after that… we can’t predict the consequences. Alpha–alpha bonds are nearly undocumented. They’re not meant to exist. The backlash, the psychological break, the… the instinct spirals—it could affect either of you. Or both.”
Nathan swayed on his feet but didn’t fall.
Damian didn’t move at all.
His gaze stayed fixed on Rowan — unconscious, battered, half-wrapped in Damian’s own cloak — and for one heartbeat, flickered across his face before he buried it under ice.