I swallowed, uncomfortable about discussing this with a man who loved me and wanted me. "Removing the bond will stop the pain. I can deal with the rest, but feeling a physical withdrawal because he's not with me is f*****g disgusting when I'm so pissed at him, when I want to hate him, when I never want to see him again!" "I am happy that you have never said those words about me." I laughed a little. "You never threatened to take my baby from me." His eyes darkened. "The Wolf will not take your child. This I vow." I reached out and gripped his hand. I knew that come hell or high water, Alexis would make sure that never happened. "How do you intend to end your bond?" he asked. "They take time to fade on their own, sometimes decades." "There is an old Vampire by the name of Bernard who

