BloodBound Crown
he said softly, "you do."
Their eyes met, and in that moment, he felt it—the bond between them, gossamer-thin but *there*, waiting to be acknowledged. Recognition flared in her expression. Not understanding, not yet, but *knowing*. The same knowing that had called to him from the moment he'd entered this cursed place.
"Trust me," he repeated.
Slowly, trembling, she lowered her hand.
Kael examined the collar carefully. Binding magic was complex, requiring specific conditions to break. Usually blood from the one who'd forged the bond, or death, or—