Chapter 0866 "Highness!" the voice commands. "Please, highness! Are you all right!?"

"It's been three minutes," Jackson growls.

Gabriel groans and pushes himself up straight, looking into my eyes one last time, devastated. Silently he nods, giving me permission to go.

I smile back at him even as I reach for Jackson's hand. He pulls me shakily to my feet and sniffs my hair, starting back a step and frowning down at me. "Did you..."

"Let's go, Jacks," I say, exhausted and shaky after breaking the bond with my mate.

"Oh my god, Ariel," Jackson murmurs, frustrated. He shakes his head even as he wraps me up in his arms. My eyes are on Gabriel for one last moment as Jackson and I tilt away to the Land of Darkness, leaving the Prince - now King - alone with the corpse of his uncle to face whatever fate awaits him. A fate of his own making, after all.

The Land of Darkness is surprisingly quiet when we arrive. I look around in

surprise, searching for the soldiers I saw before. But the only thing I can see is the shadowy enclosure that still holds the God of Darkness - though it shudders once from the inside, clearly starting to weaken.

"Where...is everyone?" I whisper.

"Soldiers went away," Jackson says, heaving an easy shrug, his eyes on me. Softly he pushes back my hair, inspecting my neck. "Well? Where is it?"

what?" I ask, turning my head

at me, willing me

say, laughing and holding out my arm, which continues to ache, looking down at Gabriel's mark still raw

in his hand and glances at my face once before returning his eyes to the wrist. "Did you

asked him for

his eyes on mine. "You know what I'm asking

wanted the magic, Jacks wanted to collect his mark, as my

my face. "Ariel," he sighs, shaking

love of his

our bond in a heavy

I say, smiling up into his face, blissfully happy even though we're no

of trouble. "But, um...can you

his eyes scanning all over me,

laughing and standing on

sighs, scooping me up into his arms and holding me close.

generous and kind

as

if I now have a second mark

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