Alaric
The bond made fidelity a cruel, unforgiving system. There was no mercy in it, no room for mistakes, no chance for redemption. It demanded loyalty from both mates, not out of choice, but through searing, divine punishment. If I ever slept with someone else after marking Kelly, the pain she would experience would be unimaginable.
It wouldn’t just be emotional heartbreak, it would be agony that tore through her entire being. The bond would punish her for my infidelity, binding her body to mine in suffering. Every thrust, every betrayal, would bring a fresh wave of pain on her body, my mark on her neck becoming a source of pure agony and it would last for the duration of the act.
I couldn’t let that happen. Not to her. Never to her.
Kelly was already scarred enough. Bruised from th
