beneath strands of silver-white hair, his am

broken the bond ages ago. So why wait until now?

't been seized and brought to her by he

nce childhood. But whether he had entered the bond willingly w

clear-he wanted the bond severed eve

terrifying power. "I've already explained what I wa

ss. After a beat, she added, "Devin, heal his injuries with your

able of healing wounds. Yet Hannah had always

heal Danny-and promising him her

ly wounded, and Devin wanted to see what game Hannah was

around his fingertips-the spir

glow sank into the torn flesh, staunching the blood as the mangled

The tension slowly eased from his body, and

htly labored from the spiritual power drain. A

her with open suspicion. He clearly did

rnament no larger than a finger joint, fashioned from some unidentifiable material. Her

teadied herself with a deep breath, then dr

and a vivid bead of bl

above his chest, and allowed the crimson

the color began to thin as though something

had faded enough for every

ence swallow

g against the faint warmth lingering on his skin. With the residual heat and

ed across Devin's chest. His pupils constri

ng her blood willingly to weaken a bond, much less wi

ua's face. Stunned, he reached for the bea

eyes. His gaze darted between Devin's faded beast mark and the bl

olet eyes locked on the pale beast mark across Devin's chest, and for the firs

ve me now?" H

ut a word, turbulent emotio

t now, it collided with the fir

possible to deny. After witnessing it thems

od still welling from Hannah's fingertip. His throat bobbed as if words

unding through him. When he looked at Hannah again, his eyes h

most pressing problem. "But w

rtain. This time, he had left without revealing hi

e heading to the wereagle pack. Before he left, he mentioned captur

her. "The wereagle pack is at the border of the Shadow

Hannah's voice was firm, l

ion had b

ed some rest. You should all... make whatever preparatio

his expression impossible to decipher

Hannah, his stride paused ever so slig

r of his mouth curled, but whether it was because of mockery or someth

ok at Danny in the

Danny were the

he kept his questions to himself and si

ned with thick layers of dried grass and

e wall, the tension wound through h

s a sliver of hope-enough to ke

s far fro

the bonds could never undo the deep hatre

d her only because she held

, they would not let her off. After they had endured years of torment, their

her was merely

ove she wasn't the monster

d to dull the hatred that ha

s peacefully. After that, she would be free to choose a few mal

ulously handsome. If she had no choice but to liv

ought, soft footsteps ec

een leaf in his hands, several

mouthwatering aroma, while careful roasting had

etween them. Even at that distance, his towering

the wide leaf toward her. His voice dropped into

ldn't show her such kindnes

nning to p

guarded eyes. Then, he added, "If you eat the me