Chapter 597 Bound by Blood

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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.

took her

the bonding ritual, where the blood seal would be completed

walls were inscribed with sacred wolf runes, and torches bathed the space in a

Cameron, Nathaniel, and the other core members stood along both sides. Darren and the Thorne family were seated up front. Michael and Samuel were there too, as well as Tessa’s

the three most respected elders of the Nightshade Pack had

Tessa and Landon stepped into the sanctuary, the

of the elders, his hair snowy white, rose to his feet, holding a bronze tray. Upon it lay two bone tokens etched with intricate

ancestral law, the bond must be sealed with blood,” he said, his voice

a drop of blood fell onto the token

her blood touched the second token, a silvery glow shimmered across

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

Bound

pack as one!”

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thundered through the sanctuary. Ysabel jumped up, clapping excitedly. Samuel and Michael exchanged

help but let a rare, satisfied smile crease

hand, leaning close to whisper in her car.

the torchlight flickering in his eyes. Her

sanctuary, Nathan stood hidden in the shadows like a statue

was happening inside–Tessa

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