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-”

sent, she could almost picture the way Landon’s brows would finally relax when he read

beside him without any burden. Let his mark be the

with him openly – meet his

people – and let their relationship bask in the

the car rejoined the highway, the sky was already tinged

gazed at the mist drifting past the window. For the first time, it felt like sunlight really

the living room, phone in hand, eyes bloodshot

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

turned her hand and held his tightly. “I’m fine. There’s something

couch and held up her ring finger for him to

him the truth about the silver ring and the blood

pupils contracted sharply. His fingertips brushed her ring finger – smooth to the touch, no longer blocked by

545 Burned

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

asked for

break the blood bond.

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