CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

THE ASHEN COURT

ANIKA VALERION

The bonding was finally completed.

I felt whole in a way I had never been before as if a missing piece of myself had locked into place the moment our blood mixed in the basin. The incomplete thread that had always existed between Xander and me was gone, replaced by a complete tie.

“Mate..” My subconsciousness agreed for the first time ever since we’ve been together.

Next thing I felt was her unmistakeable regal presence.

Lireal filled every part of me.

Strong and Alive.

Power rushed through my body in a wave so intense I could barely contain it.

I gasped, one hand...