Damien.
My face darkened instantly the moment the healer mentioned the words 'alternating bond.'
The term alone irritated me deeply.
It was because of that same cursed thing that I had been unable to mark Maria completely from the very beginning.
At first, I thought something was wrong with me, then I thought perhaps Maria was rejecting the bond subconsciously.
And with my brothers rubbing it to my face, I felt...
But now…now everything is beginning to make sense.
This damn alternating bond was real!
I clenched my fists tightly by my side as my jaw hardened.
For months, I had secretly searched for a solution—Ancient records, forbidden scrolls, even old pack legends.
Yet I had found absolutely nothing useful.
And honestly, despite how irritating the entire situation was, a part of me still felt relieved.
Because if the bond had fully completed…we might have truly lost her forever.
