The Bond That Ties Us Novels & Stories

The bond hummed, wrapping around it. Ours. Together.

Not with him still going home to another woman. I wasn’t ready, but the choice wasn’t really mine anymore. That was the moment my life split in two. I tied myself to Thames forever. Not by marriage, not by choice, but by blood. And no matter how many times I told myself I’d walk away, I never did. And then, there was Piper. Sweet, innocent Piper. Not mine by blood, but somehow mine anyway. She trusted me. She called me mother. Every time she did, something inside me broke. How could I mother her, when my own choices were so messy, so wrong?

The bond hums between us. Unbreakable. Tying me to the man who wants me dead.

Something I didn't want anyone to touch. There was a charge between us, invisible but undeniable. A strange, electric pull that hummed in the air and burned against my skin. Something ancient, buried deep in the marrow. Familiar and terrifying. One part of me leaned into it—starved, desperate for warmth. The other recoiled in fear, instinctively knowing that if I touched him again, I’d lose pieces of myself I wouldn’t be able to recover. He looked away first. And just like that, the invisible thread snapped. I could finally breathe. The spell cracked, leaving behind a hollow ache in its place.

"We're not trying to force anything," Liam said, his voice gentler than the others. "But the bond...it's complicated with four of us. What one does affects the others." I looked between them, suddenly understanding. "You can feel it, can't you? When one of you touches me, the others feel it too." Brent nodded, his jaw tight. "It's part of the quad bond. We're connected to each other as much as we are to you."

Or worse, we could lose her to it. “We claimed her first and that bond cannot be broken so easily,” the Universe speaks to me, through me, filling me with the knowledge of what it sees as it fills my body, taking command. Reaching deep within myself, I can feel the truth of those words. The void tried to break us, but it failed. All three of us are still tied to her with shining cords of faith and commitment. Even if Axel and Rosie didn't quite complete their bonds more formally, their connection is just as strong, if not stronger.

“May you walk together through the trials of life, your spirits intertwined, your fates forever linked.” The rope tightened slightly, and a warmth spread from where it touched our skin, a physical manifestation of the bond that now tied us together. I felt a pull, a connection that was both comforting and terrifying, as if the bond was trying to bridge the chasm between us. But I kept my gaze down, refusing to acknowledge it, refusing to give in to the emotions swirling inside me.

The bond between us was irrevocable. We were unbeatable, together.

"A damn good one. No weak links, no half-bonds. Just us." Cast hummed, his fingers tracing the mark on my neck before sliding over Linc’s. "Feels different, doesn’t it? Like we’ve always been this way, and we were just waiting to catch up." I closed my eyes, the bond between us buzzing beneath my skin. I could feel them both. Every lazy heartbeat, every slow breath, the steady warmth of love wrapping around all of us. It wasn’t just about me. They were connected too, their bond as deep and intense as what I shared with them.