In the morning, Iris paced around her quarters, wondering why she couldn't sense Lord Kieran within the vicinity of his castle. Had he left in a hurry again? While she knew that he had obligations, she couldn't help but feel empty and disappointed whenever he was not around. It was strange that she kept feeling the need to be near him these days.
It must be the mating bond. She thought. The mating rune on her back kept tingling despite being painless. A part of her wanted to accuse Lord Kieran of avoiding her, but she also knew how foolish it would sound to others. He was only her mate through the forced mating rune anyway.
Was she the only one interested in breaking the bond between them? Wasn't he also forced into this? So why was the demon lord not doing anything about it? Did he really think that it was impossible to break it so he decided not to do anything?
