Nicholas caught him, slamming him back against the wall. "No."
"He just marked her....." Lucian said, looking hard into Nicholas’s eyes.
"I know." Nicholas replied and nodded.
"She’s in pain...." Lucian emphasized.
"She chose this," Nicholas said firmly. "And if you go in there now, you’ll make it worse. She’s fine. Listen."
Lucian went still and they both listened.
And then they felt it.
The bond completing, snapping into place with a force that made both of them stagger. And with it came the power, Lilith’s magic exploding outward in a wave that shook the entire estate.
The shockwave hit them and Nicholas barely stayed on his feet. Behind them down the hall he heard glass shattering, heard doors slamming, heard wolves throughout the pack crying out in shock as they felt the surge through the mindlink.
"What the fuck!" Lucian gasped.
Nicholas could only stare at Sebastian’s door as the shaking subsided, his mind racing.
Whatever Lilith was, whatever power was waking up inside her, it was strong enough to shake an entire estate when a bond completed.
And they still had one more bond to go.
***
*INSIDE THE ROOM*
Lilith collapsed forward onto the bed, completely spent, and Sebastian went with her, his body covering hers, his teeth still in her throat as the bond settled.
When he finally released her and pulled back, she could feel blood trickling down her neck and her whole body was shaking with aftershocks.
"I’ve got you," Sebastian murmured, his voice hoarse. He pulled out carefully and turned her over, gathering her into his arms. "I’ve got you. You’re okay."
Lilith couldn’t speak, could barely breathe, just buried her face in his chest and held on while her body tried to process everything that had just happened.
The bond was complete. She could feel it now, solid and permanent and absolutely right. She could feel Rhen, content and satisfied and finally at peace. Could feel Sebastian’s love for her, his relief, his desperate gratitude that she had chosen him.
And she could feel something in her still humming beneath her skin, ready to explode again if she let it.
"What..." She tried to speak but her voice wouldn’t work properly.
"Shh," Sebastian said, stroking her hair. "Don’t try to talk yet. Just breathe."
He held her while her breathing evened out, while the shaking subsided, and only when she had calmed down did he pull back enough to look at her face.
"Are you okay?" he asked quietly.
Lilith nodded, then shook her head, then laughed because she didn’t know which was true.
Sebastian smiled and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "That’s fair."
"The windows," she whispered. "Did I...?"
"You shattered every window in this room. And probably several others in the estate." He didn’t sound concerned. If anything he sounded proud.
She looked around at the destruction.....the shattered glass, the cracked bedframe, the scorch marks on the dresser where the candles had been.
"I’m sorry....."
"Don’t apologize." Sebastian tilted her face back to his. "You’re magnificent."
*THE NEXT MORNING*


Good morning, Sebastian’s voice came through the bond, rough with sleep.
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