Chapter Twenty-Two: The Sacrifice
The silence in Kieran's study stretched like a living thing after Callum's declaration.
Fiona stood frozen, her mind racing through every possible outcome, every terrible
scenario. "I can't," she whispered finally. "I can't do this."
Callum's jaw tightened. "Fiona—"
"You don't understand." Her voice rose, panic bleeding through. "It's not just about me.
It's not about whether I'm safe with you. If I accept this bond, if I go with you, the
hunters will know. They'll know I'm at the palace. They'll come for me there, and when
they do, they'll bring an army. Your guards, your father's soldiers—they'll all be in danger
because of me."
"We can handle—"
"And if I stay here?" Fiona continued, her hands shaking. "If I stay at Moon River Pack,
I'm putti
