The Obsidian Covenant #1: The Rejected Mate's Ruin
"Do you take these men? To be your shield? Your sword? Your council? Your home?"
Neoma looked at them.
She looked at Wolfy, who gave her logic.
She looked at Barzil, who gave her strength.
She looked at Guller, who gave her faith.
She looked at Viggo, who gave her fire.
Her chest expanded, stretching the silk of her bodice. The air filled her lungs, sweet and clean.
"To the Void," she whispered, the vibration travelling through their linked hands. "And back."
"To the Void and back," they answered in unison. The sound was a low rumble, a chord of four distinct frequencies merging into one.