His Eternal Bond Was Never Mine
His gaze softened as he turned to Livia, pulling a beautiful box from his jacket.
“What’s that?” Livia asked curiously.
“For you.”
Inside was a ‘bond amplifier,’ fed by his own heart’s blood and engraved with complex runes.
I could read them clearly: Darius and Livia, Eternal Blood-Kin.
“It’s exquisite,” Livia breathed, her fingers tracing the runes as she fastened it. “A betrothal gift?” she asked, her eyes wide with a perfectly rehearsed innocence.
“Mmm-hmm.” Darius fastened the clasp for her. “I’ve infused it with my princely power. It will protect your soul.”
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