Page 95 of Knot My Wonderland: Part Two
The void bond pulsed more strongly as I navigated the corridors, guiding me toward Seth's presence like a dark compass needle. Unlike the warm golden flow of Heart's connection or Chi's cool silver thread, the incomplete bond with Seth felt like liquid shadow—constantly shifting, hungry, alive with potential.
I found him in what appeared to be a communications room, shadows pooling around his feet as he spoke in low tones to figures made of living darkness. His spy network, I realized, watching as the shadow-beings melted away into the walls upon my arrival.
"Alice," he said without turning around, his voice rougher than usual. The void magic beneath his skin was more visible now, writhing restlessly as if responding to my proximity. "You didn’t take much time to rest.”
"I couldn't. Not after what I learned." I moved closer, feeling the void bond between us pulse with greater intensity as thedistance decreased. The shadows around Seth's feet seemed to reach toward me, tendrils of darkness stretching across the floor like curious fingers.
Seth turned slowly, his control visibly strained. The shadows beneath his skin writhed more actively than I'd ever seen before, darkness seeping from his fingertips before he clenched his hands into tight fists.
"Something's happened," he observed, his blue eyes studying my face with unsettling intensity. "Your pattern has changed since I saw you earlier. It's... brighter."
I nodded, stopping a few feet away. Close enough that the void bond thrummed between us like a taut wire, but far enough that his control wouldn't be tested beyond endurance.
"I had a dream," I said softly. "Or maybe a vision? I don’t know how to explain it.”
Seth's eyes narrowed, shadows coiling more tightly beneath his skin. "Tell me," he said, his voice carrying the weight of command despite the strain evident in his posture.
I recounted the dream—Wonderland's voice, the corrupted nexus point, the revelation about the Heart of Hearts and the necessity of complete bonds. With each detail, the darkness beneath Seth's skin grew more agitated, responding to both my words and proximity with visible hunger.
"So the realm itself confirms what the Tweedles calculated," Seth murmured when I finished, his eyes reflecting the shadows that writhed around his feet. "All bonds must be complete to access the pattern's full potential."
"That's not the only reason I'm here," I said quietly, my heart hammering as I met his intense gaze.
Seith sighed, bringing his hand up to shift some hair out of my face, “I don’t want a bond with you because others are pushing for it or be cause it is the best for wonderland. Yes, itwould help if we bonded but we can still fight if you don’t feel comfortable with it yet.”
I stepped closer, close enough that the void magic swirling around him brushed against my skin like cool silk. "It's not just about what's best for Wonderland," I said, my voice steady despite the way his shadows seemed to caress my arms. "I want this, Seth. I want you."
The admission hung between us, and I watched as his carefully maintained control wavered. The shadows beneath his skin flared brighter, reaching toward me with undisguised hunger. His eyes darkened to the color of storm clouds, pupils dilating as the void bond between us pulsed with responding need.
"Alice," he warned, his voice dropping to a growl that sent shivers down my spine. "My sweet Alice. I want you to be sure. Once that bond snaps in place…I’m not going to let you go.”
"I'm sure," I replied, taking another step closer until we were nearly touching. The pattern beneath my skin responded to his proximity, silver and gold light pulsing brighter, reaching toward his shadows like plants seeking water. "I've felt our connection since the moment we met. I was just too afraid to acknowledge it."
Seth's breathing became more ragged as the shadows beneath his skin writhed with barely contained hunger. "Do you understand what you're offering?" he asked, his voice strained with the effort of maintaining control. "The void bond is different. Darker. More... consuming than what you share with Heart and Chi."
I nodded, reaching up to touch his face. The moment my fingers made contact with his skin, the shadows leapt eagerly toward the connection, wrapping around my wrist like living smoke. "I understand. I'm not afraid anymore."
Seth's control finally broke. With a low growl he moved forward my back going against the stone wall as he pinned me against it, his shadows dancing around us The void magic around us flared as Seth pressed closer, his shadows wrapping around both of us like a protective cocoon. Unlike Heart's claiming warmth or Chi's possessive coolness, Seth's energy felt like liquid starlight made manifest—dark, infinite, and utterly consuming.
"My Alice," he whispered against my throat, his voice carrying harmonics of shadow that seemed to resonate in my bones. "You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment." The void bond between us pulsed with building intensity, silver-black threads of connection weaving through the pattern beneath my skin. Where Heart's bond had felt like golden sunlight and Chi's like cool moonbeams, Seth's energy was the space between stars—vast, mysterious, and somehow essential.
"Then stop waiting," I breathed, my hands fisting in the fabric of his shirt as shadows danced across my skin. "Complete it…” I didn’t even get to complete my sentence as his lips were on mine.Claiming…possessive.
His kiss was nothing like Heart's passionate fire or Chi's playful precision. Seth kissed like he was devouring my very essence, consuming me in ways that made my knees weak and my mind dizzy. The shadows around us pulsed and thickened, creating a cocoon of darkness that shut out the rest of the world.
"Mine," Seth growled against my lips, his hands gripping my hips with bruising intensity. The void bond between us flared with hungry anticipation, silver-black energy weaving through the pattern beneath my skin with increasing urgency. "Say it, Alice. I need to hear you claim it."
"Yours," I gasped as his mouth trailed down my throat, shadows caressing every inch of exposed skin like countless hands. "I'm yours, Seth."
A sound of primal satisfaction rumbled from his chest as his teeth scraped against the unmarked side of my neck. I knew he couldn’t mark me as his mate like this, but it didn’t stop the rush of want going through me.I could feel the void magic building to a crescendo around us, shadows writhing with desperate need as Seth's control reached its breaking point. His teeth grazed the sensitive skin of my throat, sending electric shocks through the incomplete bond that made my vision blur with pleasure and darkness.
“So responsive.” Seth growled as he connected our lips again and this time I felt the bond snap into place, dark magic pulsing under my skin as he devour me…..and I let him. A shockwave rippled through the room as the void bond completed, darkness flooding my system like ink in water. Unlike the warm glow of Heart's bond or Chi's cool precision, Seth's connection felt like drowning in shadow—terrifying and exhilarating all at once.
"I can feel you," Seth whispered against my throat, his voice carrying new depths that resonated through our freshly forged connection. "Every thought, every emotion, every breath."
Through the bond, his presence flooded my consciousness—ancient and vast as the space between stars. Where Heart's golden energy felt like protective sunlight and Chi's silver like playful moonbeams, Seth's darkness was the infinite canvas upon which both existed. His shadows continued wrapping around us, physical manifestations of the bond's completion that seemed unwilling to release me.
"It's... overwhelming," I gasped, my legs trembling as new magic settled around me before I felt a pulse of pleasure for threw me. Hot and wanting. I panted as I felt my body almost pulse with need.
