43: BETRAYAL, BLOOD & BURNING RAGE

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In spite of the previous warning Alaric had given her a while ago, by tightening the love bind spell, Zara was still defiant and cared about nothing else but her goal of overthrowing Alaric.

The air inside the hidden passage was thick with dust, the stone walls pressing in from either side as Zara hurried through the darkness. Her heart pounded violently, a wild rhythm against her ribs. Every step echoed in the confined space, but she couldn't slow down. She didn't dare. 

The love bind clawed at her chest, its suffocating grip tightening the farther she strayed from Alaric. The spell burned beneath her skin like chains forged in hellfire, forcing her emotions toward him, twisting her thoughts into something unnatural but still, she fought against it. 

She had to.