Chapter 95

Feeling the weight of Yelda’s words settle over me like a suffocating blanket, I frowned and struggle to understand the implications. “What will this binding ceremony involve?” I burst out, my curiosity mingling with a growing sense of dread.

“It will require a sacrifice, Princess Eliza,” Yelda said bluntly, causing me to gasp and cover my mouth with my hand. Rylan stepped closer, reaching out toward me as if to reassure me that I wasn’t alone and that nothing bad would happen to me.

“What kind of sacrifice are we talking about here?” Enzo demanded, tension threading through his words as he stood protectively near me.

“Not a sacrifice of life, my dears,” Yelda explained, her tone firm yet revealing an underlying compassion, “but a commitment to sever any bond that may still connect you to Morgan. No matter how small it may be, it needs to be eradicated for this to work.” I felt my wolf pacing anxiously within me, as if she understood the precarious