Breathless Ties
“We have survived everything thrown at us. We will survive this too. Together.”
The stranger studied him, then Elara, as though weighing something far deeper than words. Finally, Lysara spoke, their tone quiet, deliberate.
“The bond you share does not only tie your hearts. It threads through instinct. Desire. Fear. Secrets. It is alive… and like all living things, it can grow—or it can break.”
A tremor coursed through the bond at those words, an almost physical ripple of tension. Elara’s chest tightened, but she lifted her chin, silver sparks dancing fiercely. “Then tell us what we must face. We won’t run from it.”
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