SageThe marking itself takes mere moments, but its effects ripple outward like stones dropped in still water. Our bond strengthens impossibly, barriers between us dissolving until I can scarcely tell where my consciousness ends and his begins. His emotions flood through me – possessive pride, fierce protection, and beneath it all, love so profound it defies description.When he finally withdraws, licking the wound closed with an intensity that sends shivers through my entire body, the witnesses return to complete the ritual. Ancient words acknowledge what has already transpired spiritually – we are bound, marked, mated before all laws recognized by wolfkind.The celebration that follows our return to the packhouse rivals any in kingdom memory. Music and feasting fill every corner, warriors and nobles alike drinking to their newly official queen. Through it all, Alaric keeps me close, his hand rarely leaving mine, his eyes tracking my movements with heightened attention."You've made q
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