The Sixth Bond

ere standing among the shattered remains of the dark monsters that had attacked them after the c

presence seemed to heighten her senses and arouse something within her. The tie still felt like a noose t

ed your help," and she

den eyes as he straightened. "I wasn't as

clenched as she pivoted to face him. "There is no 'us,'" Rex said.

her by admitting, "Neither did I." But avoiding it won't make the pas

re of that? This is the fifth time I've gone t

oth for a while as her words lingered in the air. Re

, "You've been hurt." However, Luna, you are not alone in hav

ng who has it all? What knowledge

ardship?" "Are you familiar with the experience of burying your father and ascending to the throne as your adversaries swarm about you like vultures? To see those y

brief moment, she saw the man beneath the crown rather than the un

r your pity," but her voice

et don't presume you are familiar with me

ed to argue and push him away. She had surrounded herself with barriers for years, protecting her heart fro

ve to leave," as she beg

didn't stop her. "Luna, you can run. However

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uced on the ground as the moonlight penetrated through the trees. In an attempt to block out the ec

ad long since buried. The link served as a reminder of the gods' perverse sense of hu

ered than before because every bond had ended tragically. Now, destiny had tethered her to a king, a man

her head. Right now, she couldn't a

r when she came to a little clearing. Sh

ally, "I'll give you t

y as he entered the clearing. "And you're unyieldi

t up. "So, why hav

ainly. "And, if you do

ce, she folded her arms across

Not quite yet. But there's something I need you to comprehend. It's not just about us, this link.

eyes. "What are yo

peak. Someone knew exactly what they were doing when they planned it. Th

at makes me the target

your typical power to save me. Even I had never seen anythi

had flowed through her veins, she had experienced it too. But she had written

a what you're

can choose to ignore the reality, but it is there. Re

er life was once more being controlled by forces outside of her control a

herself than to

nderestimate your own strength." And because we ha

This was not what she desired. He was not what she wanted. However, the pulsing connection be

ble. She noticed the man for the first time instead of the monarch. Fo

ult to tear down the barrie

voice, "We'll see." "But don't c

t." And the connection between them hummed with silent intensity a