Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 597 Bound by Blood

Finished

Tessa looked into Landon’s eyes and saw her reflection there. She thought of her grandfather’s dying wish, and of the storms they had weathered together. Slowly, she nodded. “I do.”

Landon gently lifted her hand and slid the silver ring onto her finger.

In wolf tradition, once the bonding ring was worn, it connected the couple’s auras. As their fingertips touched, a faint current seemed to spark between them–that was the resonance of blood recognizing blood.

Darren, watching the scene unfold, turned to Yardley and said, “According to tradition, after the bonding vow, we pay respects at the memorial hall.”

Yardley nodded quickly, his eyes crinkling with a smile he couldn’t contain.

Only Lila sat in the corner, staring at that silver ring like it was blinding. This daughter she had never taken seriously had grown into someone she could never reach.

At the memorial hall, Yardley lit a ceremonial cigarette and handed it to Landon and Tessa.

Together, they stood before Walter’s urn in solemn silence.

In the drifting smoke, Tessa could almost see her grandfather nodding with a gentle smile. Her vision blurred with sudden heat.

After they offered incense, Landon took her hand. “Let’s go. To the Sanctuary.”

was the final stage of the bonding ritual, where the

The ancient stone walls were inscribed with sacred wolf runes, and

core members stood along both sides. Darren and the Thorne family were seated up front. Michael and Samuel were there too, as

most respected elders of the Nightshade Pack had come in

Landon stepped into the sanctuary,

rose to his feet, holding a bronze tray. Upon it lay two bone tokens etched

sealed with blood,” he said, his voice

stepped forward first. With a quick slice of his fingertip, a drop of blood fell onto the token and melted into the carved wolf

followed. As her blood touched the second token, a silvery glow shimmered across it, intertwining with the inky black

aligned,” the elder declared, stroking his beard with solemn reverence. The Nightshade Pack recognizes Tessa as the future Luna. From this day forward,

Bound

pack as one!”

Finished

Ysabel jumped up, clapping excitedly.

let a rare, satisfied smile crease

close to whisper in

him, the torchlight flickering in his

in the shadows

knew exactly what was happening inside–Tessa and Landon’s

reason or restraint. The girl who lived in the depths of his heart was about to bind herself to someone else. And he could