LILA'S POV
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I sat on the bed in my locked Silvermoon packhouse room, the mate bond with Asher a faint pulse in my chest.
The guards outside never stopped pacing, their boots a constant reminder of my cage.
Darius’s coronation loomed, his threat to mark me growing heavier each day.
Tara slipped in, her eyes darting to the door, a folded paper in her hand. “From Asher,” she whispered, pressing it into my palm. My heart leaped, a spark of hope breaking through weeks of darkness.
I waited until Tara left, then unfolded the letter, Asher’s handwriting bold and sure. *Dear Lila, your letter is my heartbeat, your love my strength. I’m coming for you, I swear on our bond, on my life.* I smiled, the first real smile in weeks, tears welling as his words wrapped around me.
I read it ag
