Tethered to the Stone Daddy by Celeste King

Her blood woke me from a century of stone.

One drop on ancient runes and the tether snapped into place—her heartbeat in my chest, her fear in my veins, her scent driving me feral. She’s running from dark elf hunters who want her dead for what she carries. But she belongs to me now.
I don’t care about the relic, the bloodlines, or the war she dragged to this harbor. I was built to guard this coast. Now I guard her.
Every spike of her terror pulls me closer. Every brush of her skin makes the runes burn hotter. She can try to run. She can try to sacrifice herself.
I’ll tear the world apart before I let her go.

She thinks she’s a curse.
I know she’s mine.

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