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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my twenty-three years alive, it’s this: Women in pain give men confidence.
Confidence makes men sloppy. And sloppy men are easy targets.
Goddess, this guy is a bore.
Siphons, our ancient, monstrous enemy from the neighboring country of Astreona.
The Bonded are the king’s most elite forces, soldiers who have mental bonds with massive, fearsome direwolves. They ride the wolves into battle and, rumor has it, the riders can even tap into the magic that the direwolves wield.
“And you,” she says, turning on me, wild-eyed. “You are not where you are meant to be.”
Anassa, running in the moonlight, racing down the mountainside, faster than wind. A sun rising, rays blinding and beautiful. A crown, its metal glinting, then drenched in blood.
your connection with your wolf will sever and you will die.
It’s devastatingly clear that nearly all of them are from the Bonded City. I can tell just by looking at them. The colorfully dyed coats, heavy furs, draping scarves. The healthy build to their muscles. Their towering height.
“Daemos are known for their viciousness and battle prowess. Their Bonded tend to be large and temperamental. Their wolves, even more so,”
“You are of Phylax. The guardians. You learn how to blend in alongside all the other packs, support them and protect them.”
Strategos,”
“The tacticians and leaders. Masters of strategy. You more than any of the other packs must learn...
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Kryptos, the shadow walkers. They specialize in stealth and intelligence gathering,”
Siegrid Therion. “The Sovereign Alpha, currently a fearsome woman named Siegrid who can communicate with all wolves across all packs. A feat of immense strength and control. She is the head of the Bonded, and she serves as the king’s second-in-command.”
The hierarchy is the same, too. One Alpha leading each pack, followed by their Betas who handle day-to-day operations, then the Gammas who handle any other leadership tasks.
Daemos and Strategos often vie for dominance.”
“You’ll find that Kryptos operates more independently and Phylax maintains careful neutrality, in most matters,”
The direwolves, once mated, mate for life. Their riders do not need to be together romantically, although it makes things easier, because the mate bonds have unique properties.”
“These rare connections between wolves allow their riders to communicate telepathically even across pack lines, without the aid of the Sovereign Alpha. Mated direwolves are cherished because they can protect each other—and, in turn, their Bonded riders and their packs—even better during battle. Also because mated direwolves often result in direwolf pups, thereby continuing the Bonded line. However”—he
mated wolves have become more and more rare over the past sev...
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“Give me the word and I’ll tear out his throat. All the lives I’ve ever taken were just training for this moment, my queen. Make me your instrument of vengeance. Let my hands act out your every savage, depraved thought. Use me. I’m yours.”
