Chapter 85 – Bound By Blood

• Alina
• I run my fingers over the empty sheet beside me. Cold. He left before I even opened my eyes. Yet his scent still lingers—leather, wood, and that wild note that is unmistakably his.
• I sit up slowly, my body still heavy with sleep. But my mind is already racing. Last night, Damon promised to train me, to make me a fighter capable of surviving what’s coming. But he didn’t just promise to protect me—he made it clear he intends to fight beside me.