His Regret, The Crown's Claim
~ Cade’s POV ~
I had to stop Risa from being bound to Kael no matter what it might take me.
The moment the ritual peaked, I felt it in my core, a violent, electric snap that vibrated through the marrow of my bones. For a blissful, searing heartbeat, I thought I had won. I felt the old tether to Risa flare like a dying star, a hot connection that tasted of her scent and the cold Northern wind. I screamed, my back arching off the stone floor as my blood in the basin began to boil as soon as I felt the bond between us snap.