The Hidden Hybrid’s Redemption
He stumbled back, his hands ripping away from my body as thick, black veins began to rapidly spiderweb across his chest and up his neck, tracing the path of our mating bond.
"Lyra..." Killian choked out, his deep, chest-vibrating voice cracking into a ragged, agonized whisper. He collapsed to his knees on the wet obsidian stone, his hands clawing desperately at his own throat as the amber in his eyes completely vanished, replaced by a hollow, milky white. "The... the bond... it's tearing me apart..."
I fell to my hands and knees beside him, my core cold and empty, my trembling fingers clutching my chest as the royal hybrid power inside me flickered and died. The persistent ache between my th