orce of the howl-low, guttural,

. Every part of her wolf instinct sc

d the cave's entrance. "We don't have much

rhythm with her heartbeat-faster, harder. The bond between her and Kael wa

pered. "He can feel

nt to sever the bond, it has t

at surged thr

ry. A

lene. Nothing will

possessive, v

nched. "Wh

ss its surface. "This is the Pool of Severance. You must face him-not just in memory, but within yo

lled her to the bone. The rune on her wrist

his jaw clenched. "Once it

lp," she said. "

d her hand i

around her

-

n a moonlit meadow. F

and indifferent. The night

rtless, golden-eyed and be

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d back. "You

w, seductive. "You're in the bond space

place. The first time I claimed you.

l of it. You killed my

red. "I did wha

broke

flickered with some

wanted to

t tightened. The bond tugged

ispered. "We were made for e

d teeth. "The Moon gave me a

ind h

above bla

ne's mark exp

t from pain, bu

raveling between them. Kael dropped

"Don't do this

glowing with u

s," she said.

vision s

-

elene collapsed to

to her side.

its place, a faint crescent scar re

r eyes, once hazel,

free," sh

n said softly. "To become

d ask, the moun

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as h

oulders squared.

with something new

th

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ened. "No...

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