Bound by Fate

t. The moonlight, soft and pale, bathed the room in an ethereal glow. She stared out

ainty, now held a depth she couldn't quite read. Every time she asked about what had happene

t something was off, that Alec was

roke her thoughts. She did

led, her voice bar

as always, but his eyes softer than usual. "I thought you might want t

do want to talk, Alec. I need to know what's really go

n't tell you everything, Lina. Not yet. But I'll tell you

e're in this together, whatever this is. I can't keep guessing. I cant

ation, but he nodded. You're right, he admitted. Yo

e fear that had been gnawing at her since they left the village. The way tho

gerous, Alec. But I'm alread

e's an organization I've been running from them for years. They're called the Sovereign Order.

mention of the Sovereign Order

. Your family. I didn't want to tell you this, but I can't keep it f

n her throat.A prophec

or destroy it. You and I, Alec said quietly. We're bound by fate,

al. She was just Lina, a woman trying to make a life for herself. There had to b

the same thing at first. But it's not just about us anymore, Lina. The Order they'll stop at nothin

to steady her thoughts. So what

g us, hunting us, trying to force us into the roles the prophecy demands

trust Alec, that hed protect her from everything that was happ

asked quietly, her voice shaky. What if I just want to liv

her hand, his grip firm but gentle.I know you didn't ask for any of this. I didn't either.

would protect her, but now she understood the depth of the da

itted, her voice ba

now. But we'll face it together. We're bound by fat

thing else hope. Maybe, just maybe, together, they could

ould do was hold on and fac