Silent Howls
My voice softened as I added.
“Men who plan to betray don’t do this. They don't challenge traditions randomly.”
But Carla’s expressions didn’t soften with mine. Instead, it turned glacial.
“Liora,” she said slowly, her tone cutting, “you see these white hairs on my head? They haven’t come from peace and cute bedtime stories.
I have lived long enough to watch countless ‘loyal’ and ‘noble’ men hiding their affairs behind bond-blockers.”
She leaned closer, her eyes piercing. “They write letters. They make promises. They swear devotion. And then they use this spell, so their mate won’t feel the knife when it goes in.”
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