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.

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

Nightshade Pack was the final stage of the bonding ritual,

prepared. The ancient stone walls were inscribed with sacred wolf runes, and torches bathed the space in a

front. Michael and Samuel were there too, as well as Tessa’s other friends–members of the Avery Band, Camille,

respected elders of the Nightshade Pack had

Landon stepped into the sanctuary, the room fell

holding a bronze tray. Upon it lay two bone tokens

said, his voice aged

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

the second token, a silvery glow shimmered across it, intertwining with the inky black of

elder declared, stroking his beard with solemn reverence. The Nightshade Pack recognizes Tessa as the future Luna.

597 Bound by

pack as one!”

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through the sanctuary. Ysabel jumped up, clapping excitedly.

but let a rare, satisfied smile crease his

in her car. “From now

at him, the torchlight flickering in his eyes.

hidden in the shadows like a statue carved from

what was happening inside–Tessa and

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