Moonbound Hearts
Circles of salt and ash marked the ground, silver symbols radiating outward from the center where Baylee and Collin stood.
Melody raised her hands, her voice low and steady.
“Under the Moon that gave life, under the stars that bind it, two souls stand as one. Flesh to flesh, light to light. The bond that cannot break—unless love itself breaks first.”
Baylee reached for Collin’s hands. Her mark burned, but this time it wasn’t pain—it was recognition.
Melody’s chant rose, old and powerful. The torches flickered. The earth itself seemed to hum beneath their feet.