Master?
You just performed the Bonding Ritual, banned centuries ago for its cruelty. It bonds a Master to his slave.
I don’t want to be her Master, Sebastian. I want to be her lover and husband someday.
You will have to tread carefully, Alex. Her Masters have been cruel to her in the past. You will have to show yourself to be different.
Then why become her Master at all?
Because if you didn’t, she would be Devin’s puppet now. She would no longer be an independent being, but an obedient, dangerous tool in Devin’s hands. You have saved her, Alex. You have done what you set out to do. Now you must win over her heart.
Can the bonding and slavery be undone?
I believe so, when she is older, but that is a matter to deal with later. Nothing can be done about it for now.
Alex felt his temper rising. I’ll just kill him now. Then it will be over.
If you kill Devin, you will kill Anna.
Fuck. Now what?
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