Page 226 of Marked By His Hunger
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The word echoed without being spoken.
Raven didn’t react immediately.
Didn’t move.
Didn’t speak.
But I felt it.
Through the bond.
The shift.
The weight lifting.
Not entirely.
Never entirely.
But enough.
Enough to change everything.
“You’re free,” I whispered.
His gaze dropped to mine.
“No.”
The word was quiet.
Certain.
“I am yours.”
The breath left my lungs.
Professor Kenna did not interrupt.
Did not try to correct him.
Because she couldn’t.
Because it was true.
“But I didn’t break your curse,” I said softly.
“You didn’t break it,” he replied. “You became the reason it no longer controls me.”
My chest tightened.
Warm.
Full.
Overwhelming.
Professor Kenna inclined her head slightly.
