The Fate of the Alpha's Orphaned Daughter
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I met his gaze steadily, understanding the full significance of what we were about to do. This wasn't just a tactical countermeasure; it was a binding of our futures, our packs, our very essences.
"I've never been more certain of anything," I replied, taking the blade from his hand.
The pendant at my throat pulsed in rhythm with my heartbeat as I drew the blade across my palm, wincing slightly at the sharp sting. Blood welled from the cut, bright red against my skin. Maison followed suit, drawing the blade across his own palm without hesitation.
"By blood freely given," Alpha Logan intoned, beginning the ancient ritual.
"By choice freely made," the Council members responded in unison.
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