A blood pact

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d. The blood pact had taken hold, weaving its magic through her

dy breath. She looked so fragile, her dark lashes fluttering against her pale s

fferent now. No

s together, unsee

e to touch her, to test the power now t

eyes sna

d from drowning. Her hands trembled as they clutched the sheets

c. F

ething

hing

er expression. "What... what did you do to me?" Her voi

gave you what

very air had thickened in her

ched slightly, her body reacting instinctively to my prese

into the sheets. "W

me before answering. "It means

from fear or something

with one hand, caging her between my arms. "

ing. Her heartbeat-no, our heartbeat-pounde

ered, shaking her head. "

ittle one, you have no id

e flashing in her eyes. "

trace of the cut she had made. The moment my fingers wrappe

ed, eyes

It's in your blood now. You can't

her arm back, bu

mine,

nd her eyes-fear

h it all, I saw

e wasn't rea

elt i

couldn't