Moonbound Guardian

The priestess’s silver eyes gleamed. “The Mate bond. You were destined. Marked by the stars long before you met. But fate, in its mystery, kept the truth hidden… waiting for a love strong enough to awaken it.”

Camilla blinked. “We didn’t feel it before. Not like this.”

“You weren’t meant to,” the priestess replied. “Your love was pure—untainted by prophecy or power. It was chosen. And because of that, the bond remained silent... until the moment you claimed each other willingly.”

Thane stared at Camilla, a new light blooming behind his gaze. “We loved each other before we knew.”

Camilla nodded, tears welling in her eyes. “And we would’ve chosen each other even without the bond.”

The priestess smiled. “That is why it awoke. True Mate bonds are not forced—they are revealed. And now that it has been, your connection is unbreakable.”

Silence fell once more. Sacred. Heavy with meaning.

They hadn’t needed fate to find each other.