Book 3: Chapter 22

Nina

I throw myself from his lap, dash to our bedroom, slam the door behind me, and take a seat on the balcony. Reaper takes flight from his moon tree and lands on the railing.

“I’m guessing things aren’t going so well?” He mind-links.

“No, he won’t let me go back to Pandora’s Box until the bond between Alec and me is severed.”

“What if it’s unbreakable?” Reaper inquires.

“Then I’ll have no option but to go against Magnus’s wishes and meet Alec, or I can wait it out and eventually die from being separated from Alec for too long,”

To avoid Magnus, I spend the following few days primarily in the basement concocting potions and practising spells. My mind and body are constantly fighting me to rush to Magnus and be with him, but they are also fighting me to go to Pandora’s Box and be with Alec. From the kiss Alec and I shared, I already feel like I’ve betrayed Magnus. I don’t want to betray him again and defy his desire to see Alec in Pandora’s