Shattered Mate Bond
But in this small steamed-up bathroom, helping each other prepare for what might be our last fight, I finally understood what partnership could look like.
Not the mystical mate bond I'd once taken for granted, but something better—conscious choice, mutual respect, and the kind of trust that had to be earned rather than assumed.
"Partners," I said, and meant it.
Grace smiled, fierce and beautiful and deadly. "Partners. Now let's go show them what that means."
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