“We are bound together, you and I,” he growled. “Ever since you blasted me full of lightning in the war, Embervale. There’s no undoing it. I didn’t ask for that, and I didn’t ask for this either… But here we fucking are.” Her gaze dropped to where he held her hand. “You may not want it,” he breathed, feeling her pulse flutter beneath his touch. “But you are mine to keep safe.”
