Velvet Chains
The old priest arrived within the hour, cloaked in shadows, holding an ancient tome wrapped in velvet.
They stood in the garden of the estate, beneath a moonlit arch of crimson roses, barefoot in the grass.
Sera’s fingers were laced with Valerio’s.
She was shaking, but not from fear.
From the weight of it. The gravity of love in its rawest form.
“Are you ready?” Father Leto asked.
Valerio nodded.
Sera whispered, “Yes.”
The priest opened the book, and began reciting the vow in Thorne blood dialect, an ancient promise made between warriors and their bonded. It was not recognized by any court or church, but in the eyes of Valerio’s family—and their enemies—it was binding.
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