Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 545 Burned Into Ashes

The full moon outside the window slowly dipped toward the west as the glow of the spirit-sealing array faded into nothing.

Tessa picked up the broken ring from the ground and tossed it straight into the metal basin where the charcoal still burned.

The flames crackled as they licked the silver shards, charring the engraved words - Forever Yours - until they turned pitch black. From now on, she was free.

Bracing herself on the floor, she stood up. Her legs were still a little weak, but she felt lighter all over. Without the suppression of the blood bond, even her breathing came easier.

"We did it," Emma said with a smile in her voice. "The spell's fully broken. The blood bond is gone. There won't be a trace of Nathan left in your glands."

Tessa walked to the window and pushed it open, letting the night wind flow in.

The air in the forest carried the fresh scent of grass and trees. Without the weight of the blood bond, even the moonlight felt freer.

She pulled out her phone and saw a message Landon had sent half an hour ago: "Still busy?"

Her fingers tapped a reply on the screen: "Almost done, heading back soon-"

the way Landon's brows would

she could finally stand beside him without any burden. Let his

home with him openly - meet

and

the car rejoined the highway, the

the music and gazed at the mist drifting past the window. For the first time,

to Wisteria Apartment, Landon was sitting on the couch in the living

moment he heard the door open, his head snapped up like a startled beast. In an instant, he crossed the room and

chest. She turned her

held up her ring

she could finally tell him the truth about the silver ring and the blood bond without holding anything

ring finger - smooth to the touch, no longer blocked

Burned Into

never taken that silver ring off in the last five years why she always flinched when he touched

lied to you," she said softly. "I asked for

bond. But it worked. It's

wanted to fuse her

apologize, it's me. I should've