A blood pact

– Bound

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being ripped apart and stitched back together, reshaped by something unnatural. I

, the power surging between us. The demon's voic

ct is

ht, casting eerie shadows across the walls. The air is thick, almos

I see

ci

adable golden eyes. He looks just as he did before-dark

hrough my chest, and I wince. His gaze flickers to my hand,

used to it,"

"What... what's

s. "The bond is taking hold." He steps closer, slow an

art pounds against my ribs as I look at my hands, expecting to see s

sk for this

edge of the bed, so close I can feel the warmth radiati

" I snap, but

en tell me, why did yo

he raw magic in my veins, shifting, binding. I want to deny it, to fight

sts. "I had no

omething colder. "There are al

d. The world I came from was never kind, never fo

refused

ushing against my wrist. A jolt of energy snaps between us, making me

, don't you?

than magic, something primal and consuming.

hand back.

This is what happens when you make a pac

d a rush of h

t yours,

e dim light. "Oh, but you are. And the sooner y

to let him see the fear

t. Your body is still adjusti

rt before I c

but doesn'

. "How do I... con

en he glances over hi

don

he vanishes i

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e's Aw

es I don't recognize, memories that don't belong to me. A battlefield drenched in blood. A

t. The bond is still there, humming beneath

eed

t touch the cold stone floor, a shiver runs through me. The room is

door, hesitant.

my c

The walls are lined with torches, their flames flickerin

going. All I know is

another step,

nly, I'm

-dark, suffocating. My pul

ms crossed, golden eyes

somew

hard. "I n

d. "Lying doesn't su

h. "You can't

denly the space between

is low, almost gentle. "You are bound to me. The

ens. I hate ho

cheek. The touch sends another jolt of energy t

dange

s, his breath ghosting over my skin. "And

ath ca

ush him away. I k

s pulses, calling to s

first time

a mistake to m