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THE GODS HAVE WOKEN The Eternal lives within Oleander Fallows. The Crux lives within North Draven. The Corvus lives within Nox Draven. The Soothsayer lives within Gryphon Shore. The Draconis lives within Gabriel Ardern. The Cleaver lives within Atlas Bassinger.
I feel something extra in the girl there, the small Flame with a strong Gift, and though it frustrates me, I leave it alone for now.
Gryphon’s hand isn’t cupping the side of my neck like it usually is. He’s gripping my throat the same way that he would when we’re alone, when he’s whispering filthy demands and observations into my ear as his hips drive his cock into my body.
“I would never harm you. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. You’re mine. Nothing changes that.”
“Soothsayer. It's been an age, or maybe even three, since I last saw you. I was kind of hoping I wouldn't run into you in this lifetime. I'd rather deal with the shadow boys than you.” A very inappropriate giggle tries to burst out of my lips at the very idea of someone calling North and Nox ‘shadow boys’. I know that if I look at either one of them right now, I will lose the fight and dissolve into a fit of laughter.
“Patience and unerring devotion is all it took. The rest of you have spent too long fighting amongst yourselves and not enough time looking for what you really need. The Eternal is mine. I return for my Bonded.”
“That is the difference between this time and last. This time, we’re going to survive this. All of us. I’m not going to kill the vessel. I’m going to use it to keep you forever.”
“We return for the Eternal. We return because it calls out to us. The thought of a lonely existence for my Bonded is unthinkable. While the Eternal returns, so shall we.”
“There is no use being here unless we're together. There is no me without you.”
“I waited for you. We all waited for this lifetime, for these vessels… and for you. You are as vital to me as the bond within you. Without question, I see that clearly now.”
What do I care if everyone here knows how much I love my Bonded?
Gabe
“That's definitely a Nox smile.”
He’s not going to be angry at you, Oleander. Whatever happens, I will deal with it. We need the god-bonds to take care of this quietly now for us. Everything else can be sorted out. If you want to be in the room with the god-bond as well, you are more than welcome. The Corvus has already assured me that he will keep you safe, and you can always take Azrael in there with you.
Nox! The way nox has changed to love her. Makes me so happy!
One look at her and I was a changed man. One look at her and I knew that I would do whatever it takes to protect her and give her the life that she deserves, one in which she would never feel that sort of pain ever again,
I don't feel like I'm a Bassinger anymore. I’m Atlas, one of Oleander Fallows’ Bonded, a part of the Draven Bonded Group.
There is nothing we cannot do now that we are all Bonded. We are unstoppable together.
I’m not tired, Oleander. I’ll watch you sleep and keep you safe.
Nox
“You come first to me, Oli. The moment he opened his mouth and dared to say a word about you was the moment I cut ties with him for good.
Grayson
“Know that if any of them ever attempt to call you anything, it'll be the last words they say, Bonded. I'm done playing around with this, and if they think that they’re going to find a stake to burn you on, they've got another thing coming.”
“It's not their classroom yet. It's not as though we're going to be sweeping crayons onto the floor. If you're that fussy about it, I'm sure that between the two of us, we can hold you up. You wouldn't even have to get your knees dirty, Bonded.”
“I love you, Bonded,” Gabe
It might be completely different, but in a lot of ways, it's exactly the same. I found my home. I've fought for it, I've bled for it, and now I get to enjoy it. My Bonded and I deserve it.
It’s heaven, and it’s mine. They all are. Each and every one of my Bonded men.
