Tragic Bonds (The Bonds that Tie Book 5)

She shakes her head at us gently, her voice quiet but firm and easily heard. “Well, well. I wasn’t expecting you all to survive Davies’ psychosis. I was sure he’d get the god-bond out of the little girl. Such a shame that I’ll have to finish what he failed to do.”

Then her eyes shift to the black god-voids.

I know nothing but pain as the darkness takes me.

North glances over his shoulder as well, shock sliding across his features unchecked, and Nox steps up to my side with a scowl. Atlas and Gabe both glance around, unsure of what’s so concerning about this small, unassuming woman,

Gryphon frowns at the look on my face, turning to see what has me so messed up.

is just… standing in the middle of the war-torn camp as though it’s a regular Tuesday morning for her.

As I look out towards the burning tents, I squint a little, blinking rapidly in an attempt to clear my eyes, but nothing I do changes what I’m seeing.

Nox steps over Davies’ body. I’m expecting him to stand by me, maybe offer me a hand up. Instead, he drops down to wrap his arms around my shoulders and draws me into his chest. The breath he lets out is shaky, but the beat of his heart is steady and sure

The man who haunted my every waking minute, the monster in all of my worst nightmares, is dead

Nox Draven killed him for me

In the end, I don’t want the stain of that man touching me ever again, not even his soul being filtered through to me. I let it go instead,

Nox’s bond offers Davies’ soul to mine.

A gift of power, if I choose to consume it.