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"Please," I whimpered, my body trembling as he continued his merciless assault. Through our new bond, I felt hisdark satisfaction at my desperation, the centuries-old predator reveling in my surrender. Seth's tongue moved with deliberate precision, his shadows caressing places his mouth couldn't reach. The dual sensation was maddening—physical and magical pleasure intertwining until I couldn't distinguish between them.

"Seth, I can't hold back," I gasped, my fingers tightening in his hair as the pressure built up. His blue eyes locked with mine, dark with possession.

"Then don't," he commanded, his voice resonating through our bond. "Come for me, Alice. I just will make you come again until I am satisfied."

The permission broke the last of my restraint. Pleasure crashed through me like a tidal wave, the void bond amplifying each pulse until stars exploded behind my eyes.My body convulsed in waves of ecstasy, the void magic pulsing through me in rhythmic bursts of shadow and starlight. Seth's name fell from my lips like a prayer as he continued his relentless assault, drawing out my pleasure until I was trembling and incoherent.He didn’t stop as he pulled me closer, devouring me in ways I didn’t know possible.

“You're exquisite," Seth murmured against my core, making me arch up off the wall.

"Seth, I—" My words dissolved into a breathless moan as he continued his relentless attention, pushing me toward a second peak when I'd barely recovered from the first. The shadows caressed my skin like countless hands, heightening every sensation to an almost unbearable intensity.

"Once isn't enough," he growled against my thigh, eyes gleaming with predatory satisfaction. "I want to feel you shatter again, want to taste your surrender." The void bond between us pulsed with dark energy, carrying echoes of his centuries of waiting, his desperate need to claim every part of me. His mouth returned to its devastating work, tongue moving with renewedpurpose as shadows coiled around my trembling form. The second wave built faster than the first, my oversensitive body responding to his touch with desperate intensity.

"I can feel how close you are," Seth murmured, his voice vibrating against my most sensitive flesh. My legs began to shake as pleasure coiled tighter in my core, the void magic amplifying each sensation until I could barely think coherently. Through our connection, I felt Seth's dark satisfaction at my helpless response, his ancient hunger finally being fed after centuries of restraint.

"Please," I whimpered, unsure if I was begging him to stop or continue. The intensity was overwhelming, bordering on too much even as my body craved more.

"Give me one more," Seth commanded, his shadows tightening around my thighs as he redoubled his efforts. The void bond flared between us, darkness and starlight intertwining as his tongue found that perfect rhythm that sent me hurtling toward the edge.

My second release hit with such force that my vision blacked out momentarily, waves of pleasure cascading through our bond in pulses of shadow-laced magic. Seth growled against me, the vibration extending my climax until I was sobbing his name, my body trembling uncontrollably in his grasp.

Finally, he rose to his feet with predatory grace, his blue eyes blazing with satisfaction as he took in my disheveled state. The shadows around us slowly receded, though they continued to caress my skin in gentle, possessive touches.

"Mine," Seth murmured, pressing a surprisingly tender kiss to my forehead as he helped me steady my trembling legs.

"Yours," I whispered back, my voice still breathless as I leaned into his solid warmth. The void bond between us hummed with contentment now, no longer the desperate hunger it had been but something deeper, more permanent. Throughthe connection, I felt Seth's ancient loneliness finally beginning to heal.

He helped me dress with gentle hands, his shadows providing privacy even as they reluctantly retreated. The predatory hunger in his eyes had softened to something warmer, though no less possessive.

"How do you feel?" he asked quietly, his fingers brushing against my cheek as he studied my face with careful attention.

I could feel the heat on my cheeks as I looked at him, “Good. The bond is heavy…and I feel a more…” I Didn’t know how to explain it into words.

"Grounded," Seth supplied, his voice gentler than I'd ever heard it. "The void bond anchors you to reality in ways the others don't. The other four bonds are helpful but the Void bond complete is.”

I nodded, feeling the truth of his words resonating through our new connection.

"The void gives context to the light," Seth explained, his fingers tracing the space where his mark would eventually rest on my neck. "Without darkness, there's no way to define or appreciate illumination. Your pattern needed this balance to reach its full potential."

Through our newly completed bond, I felt the truth of his words settling into my very bones. The void connection didn't feel heavy in a burdensome way—it felt like I'd been walking on uneven ground my entire time in Wonderland and finally found stable footing.

"We should go," I said reluctantly, though I made no move to step away from him. "The others will be waiting."

Seth's lips curved in a knowing smile. "They felt everything through the bond network, didn't they? Your completion with me resonates through all the connections."

My cheeks burned with embarrassment, but through our void bond I sensed Seth's satisfaction at the thought.thought. He wanted them to know, to feel the moment I had become his in a way that paralleled what I shared with Heart and Chi.

"Don't be embarrassed," Seth murmured, his fingers trailing along my jaw. "The network exists precisely to share such connections. They'll understand better than anyone."

I nodded, leaning into his touch as the void bond between us settled into a steady rhythm. Unlike the urgent hunger of moments before, it now pulsed with quiet certainty—a permanent thread of darkness that balanced the silver and gold already flowing through my pattern.

"Come," Seth said finally, offering his hand with formal grace that contrasted sharply with the primal creature who had claimed me against the wall. "We have much to discuss with the others."

As we walked through the corridors, his shadows continued to dance around our joined hands, visible manifestations of a bond that felt both ancient and brand new. I let myself be lead to Varik’s workshop and knew that I would be getting teased by Chai later…but it was worth it.

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Thirty-Eight