pte

arp, like a blade ready to cut any protest. He stood in front of

want to be there. She did not want to be his, or even linked in any way. Ho

ce broken by the exhaustion and the containe

ot just a verbal agreement. It is an ancestral law that links our souls. B

Companion. The term had a much he

"This is not what I wanted. I only want

"You have concluded a pact. Now you wear the brand. B

asked, defying her gaze desp

y put your life in danger, but also that of all those around you. This brand, Alina is not just a sy

turned into his head, suffocating him. She could not b

d to you," she said, her

e replied dryly. "But we don't always

d him. alina gave her teeth, her fists tightened.

ls, memorized their movements. It was risky, but she had no other choice. She could not s

ing. Each shadow seemed a threat, each noise an alarm. But she c

firing the ground with care, her ears attentive to the slightes

he stopped net, her short blow. Before she could

, stood in front of her, her eyes

The voice of kael , although invisible in

er," she replied, try

, taking up a human form, his imposing statur

t he was on her in a flash

is not only my anger that you risk facing by breaking this link. The laws of

" She yelled, the tears r

lied. "Your ignorance will not pro

letting her vacillate und

bing intensity. "But then, you would be alone. Without protection, w

hers. He was right, and she knew it

," he ordered. "And

that she had no choice. The return march was sile

ut his imposing aura was su

e stopped in front of her, st

re wrong. I'm not here to break you, Alina . I'm h

ared in the dark. Alina standing alone under the curious looks of ot

ing was certain: she would not give up her