“Did I ever really need to ‘relieve the tension’ to fight Conri’s charm? Or was that just a way of pushing Evander and me together?” I ask out of curiosity. “The charm is very real, as you both know. And relief did help fight it.” “But?” I prompt her, feeling somewhat guilty when it’s so obvious that she’s still recovering her strength. “But the connection of a soulmate bond, once accepted, is something that can prevent the charm altogether.” “How?” Evander and I say nearly in unison. “Think of the charm like a false mirror of a genuine soul-mate bond—it is trying to recreate the pull. If you
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