Vladimir and lyra: a forbidden love

eal with

s pressing into Lyra's skin with an unnatur

ret this now, Ly

r. Vladimir Drakovich was a creature of darkness, a being whose very essence

hands clenched into fists. "You

n't trust him," she said evenly. "But I tr

's crimson eyes. "Clever," he murmured. "You underst

ck from his cold grasp.

d him, its gothic spires silhouetted against th

low growl. "I d

ance. "Neither do I. But

ward, following Viadimir t

tapestries, depicting battles of vampires long past. Flickering candlelight cast el

den table stretched beneath a gilded chandelier. The sce

tching Lyra with a catlike curiosity. "You wish to strike a

e expose Calista and whoever she's working with, and in re

his gaze darkened. "You think y

t he trusts strength. If I return with proof that vam

nger against the table. "Perhaps," he said. "But let m

t a cold shiver

ce edged with defiance.

" he said, resting his chin on

Do you have proof that Calista is work

ng her very soul. Then, he flicke

, his eyes sunken yet piercing. "This is Alistair," Vladimir said smoothly. "One

y as old parchment. "A faction within our own kind seeks to break the balance between

wed hard. "

n meeting with members of this faction in secret. She carrie

athed involuntarily.

and. She turned back to Vladimir

smiled.

ight of it settling over her

deepened. "Ah, but th

wed her ey

rd, his voice like ve

led. "Absol

t, but she forced herself

he said smoothly. "We exchange a drop of blood. It binds

uals before-ancient magic that wove a pro

You let him take your blood, and who

hing dangerous behind it. "You wound me, wolf.

Garron

. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to

would have nothing. No proof.

mir's gaze. "

idened. "A

y extended

gger and pricked his own finger. A single dr

eached for

bbed her a

ulled

she let the blade press against her f

faintly. Their hands

h Lyra's entire being. It was like ice and fire, an

aled softly.

suppressing the t

was dark with fury,

t's talk about how we bri

d, knowing there w

e a deal wi

e had yet to

Binding

beneath gnarled roots and ivy, Lyra stood in the center of a stone chamber, her heartbeat an erratic rhythm against her rib

picture of dark elegance. His crimson eyes gleamed und

econsider," he murmured,

her fists. "We

dy coiled with tension. "This is madness," he growled. "A werewolf bin

glare. "And ye

a silver chalice, and an ancient tome bound in leather worn with age. Symbols, carved into the stone floor, pulsed faintly with un

l. "Once we do this, Lyra, our fates are entwined. Should e

hard. "What k

ingers skimming over the faded text. "Pain. Bl

"You expect us to just trust

is such a fragile thing, isn't it? That's

ed to this pact for the sake of her people. If she could stop C

meeting Viadimir's

altar. He dipped his fingers into the silver chalice, swirling the thick crimson li

id. "Your life forces must intertwine, ensuring that your fat

blade was etched with ancient runes, dark as midnight and humming wit

fir

ss seeped into her skin. Taking a steady breath, she pressed the tip against her palm and dra

ith effortless precision. His blood was darker t

en them. "Your blood is your oath," he intoned. "Dr

od fall into the chalice. The liquid hissed, swirling as

ly, the air growing thick with unseen power. Lyra's breath hitched as

sed, but Lyra saw his fingers twitch

led. Should either of you act against the terms of your a

r knees buckling as pain lanced through her veins. It was

y as it came, t

illed the

r felt... altered. It wasn't just physical-there was a connect

ing faintly. He studied his han

is d

fury barely contained. "Ly

hand. "It's

On the contrary, little wolf

n down her spine. She had just

idea what it

idden Lov

ond had been forged, unbreakable and binding, sealing her fate alongside Vladimir Drakovich. Her

m candlelight. "It is done," he murmured, his voice lik

, his hands balled into fists. "This is madnes

el in her voice. "I di

raging against the very idea of this unh

wolf, your alpha stands here, bound

ough she had been wary of Vladimir before, now there was something deeper, a

ancient tome with a soft thud. "The pact is seal

"You should come with me to my estate. It will take t

ed. "Like he

ir was right. If she wanted to protect her pack from Calista's betrayal, she needed to underst

stepping further into the world of the v

y said, her voice uncertain. "

head. "Very well. But do not fight the b

owing close behind. The air grew eerily still in their absence, but the weight in Lyr

That

Even the wind through the trees seemed hesitant, as th

ady begun to heal, but the magic lingered beneath her skin. She could feel it-Viadimi

ld you d

anding before her, his golden e

the pack," s

her shoulders. "Then tell me, Ly

. She wanted to say it was only about the alliance, only about prev

ruth was far

she had felt something unnatural, something forbidden. And now, with the bond tying them tog

gged. "Lyra, if you fall for him... if

ed, though even to her own ea

ainful silence, he finally let go, shaking hi

s around herself, staring at the darken

id the price for h

rst was ye