The Unclaimed Mate
Her voice echoed around us, calling on ancient powers to protect and purify, each word adding to the heavy air in the room.
My gaze drifted up to the ceiling, where iron chains hung like skeletal hands. The heavy scent of myrrh and copper filled the air, prickling my lungs as the ritual began. The dagger glinted as it sliced into my skin, and a wave of weakness washed over me. I clenched my jaw, fighting the drain on my energy. I wanted to ask the queen if there wasn’t another way, but it was too late. My blood pooled into the bowl, sapping my strength in an instant.
“You’ll stay here for the next test,” Queen Adara said, her voice steady and solemn. “Whatever comes to attack you, slice thro
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