Feel Secure

[Knight’s POV]

I stare down, taking in Tatiana’s terrified gaze due to knowing that Fernando could invade her thoughts and hear everything. Fuck, I wanted to kill that bastard for what she was putting her through, but if I did that, she could die too.

“What should I do?” She whispers, her eyes filled with pleading. “What if I cause..."

“You won’t,” I say, pulling her to me. “I’ll be damned if I’ll let that bastard know a fucking thing.”

As I speak, I look deep into her eyes, half expecting to see Fernando there staring back at me, but I’m just met with her golden depths.

“We’ll figure out a way to stop this,” I murmur, hoping that my presence alone will calm her.

“But how?”

“If he is able to invade your thoughts like this, then you should be able to do the same,” I explain. “That’s how this works.”

We were taught about blood-bonding long ago, but it was an extreme way of mating with another and is hardly used anymore. But if one party was capable of doing it, that meant that the other