Chrome and Claws
“Through the bond.”
Cairo frowned. “What bond?”
Her gaze drifted upward, to the moon visible through the fortress skylight. “The Moonrider bond. When I became their Luna, I tied my soul to theirs. Their wounds are mine. Their sickness too.”
Cairo swore softly. “Then we need to break that link…”
She shook her head weakly. “If I break it, then I'm basically telling them I'm not their Luna anymore.”
That night, Raven barely slept as her dreams were filled with whispers, overlapping voices, the sound of dripping water, and faint heartbeats echoing in the dark.