Chapter 109. A Heart-Wrenching Choice

"The price," she said, her voice echoing like the whisper of the wind through the night. "The price for your Alpha's return is two bonds of the heart."

"No!" I gasped, looking over at my boys, my breath catching in my throat as her words sank in. Two bonds. The fated mate bond that bound me to Knox and Kane.

"Is there no other way?" I asked only for Selene to pause and look over at my mates. Their expressions unreadable yet painfully aware of the weight of the impending choice.

"Yes, which is why I have your mates frozen." She expressed with a heavy sigh as if she, a celestial being, was nervous to share the news with ME. Her voice, soft yet commanding, broke the silence that hung heavy in the air.

"Lottie," she began, her tone carrying a weight of solemnity and reverence, "There is more to the gift I have bestowed upon you."

"Can you just tell me?" I snapped, knowing my voice was sharp, but I couldn't take the build-up; my heart