Ruthless Fae (Zodiac Academy, #2)

by Caroline Peckham

“Well it looks like they’ve undergone a protection bond,”

a protection bond is an ancient piece of magic which links two souls together.

magic is used to fuse the two of them together by linking their souls. Its purpose is to protect the life of an important person

AKA the ward - in this case, Darius - by making sure that the guardian - Orion - will always place themselves between him and danger. So in effect, if Darius were to come under attack, Orion would feel it and be duty bound to come to his aid.

It was said that guardians could even feel the pain of their wards if they were injured and would give every last drop of the...

“So a guardian would die for their ward?” Darcy asked, her voice dropping to a whisper. “Absolutely, if it was nec...

Apparently the bond does more than just make the guardian protective though. It also draws the two of them together, their souls aching for each other’s company if they spend too much time apart. It’s supposed to be very intense. It is quite an outdated practice though. Years ago, the powerful families used to force people to be their guardians against their will. So laws were put into place to stop that from happening. Now, a guardian must volunteer to take up the position and complete various assessments and trials before they can be bonded to their ward. Orion must care very deeply for Darius to have agreed to...

“So Darius is bound by this just as much as Orion is?” Darcy as...

It seemed like Geraldine’s theory about them was spot on. They were a lot more than little buddies. They were bonded by those marks on their arms.