The Indestructible Knot

VANESSA

The pain was unbearable—like someone was trying to tear my soul in two with their bare hands.

Every nerve ending in my body screamed as the dark magic attacked our mate bond, slithering between Roman and me like a venomous serpent. My vision blurred, the world around us fading to shadows as I focused solely on the agonizing sensation of something fundamental being ripped away.

"Don't let go," I gasped, clutching Roman's hands with desperate strength.

His fingers tightened around mine, his face contorted in the same torment I was feeling. The severing thread pulsed with malicious intent, constricting around the golden connection between our souls.

"I won't," Roman promised, his voice strained but determined.