Blood Heir
And a voice—neither loud nor gentle.
“Heir” it said.
“No,” I said again, louder. “I won’t.”
The presence pressed harder.
“You were made for this” it spoke.
“I was made to live,” I snarled, anger cutting through the fear. “Not to be used.”
The pressure spiked, testing and probing all parts of me
Rael pulled me fully against him now, grounding, solid, real. His heartbeat thudded beneath my ear, anchoring me to flesh and breath and gravity.