Chapter 100

Zachary

“If you stay with him, thousands will die.” The nomad leader’s words kept echoing in my mind.

It all made sense now. My bond with Daphne would cost countless lives. We were dangerous to each other, and there would be a heavy price to pay.

But I couldn’t let go. I couldn’t let go of her.

Even the thought of living without her made my chest ache. I had almost lost her once, and I couldn’t imagine going through that again.

Fate was cruel. It had thrown us into a twisted game, but I was ready to play it. I don’t mind how it would get played.

I knew staying with her would put many lives at risk, but leaving her wasn’t something I could even consider. There had to be another way, something that could fix this, something that could set everything right again.

“There has to be another solution,” I said, refusing to accept that breaking our bond was the only way to save the world. “This can’t be it. You’re just messing with us, aren’t