“Did you really think I would be stupid enough to speak my mate’s true name in front of you without protecting him first? You’re out of your addled fucking mind. I couldn’t command the oath he spoke to you and render it moot. But with this, I could undo it. And after I’d spoken his name and told him to be free, what do you think I did then, Belikon?” “His name. You—you—” She nodded. “Yes. I undid the magic that binds it. No one can use it against him now. No one will ever control him again.”
