Page 50 of Venom Sweeter than Honey
And perhaps a little irrelevant.
“Why do you have nosoulbond?”
The answer I expect is one of surprise. How could he possibly know such a thing?
Instead, Lucen huffs a mirthless laugh.
“I don’t have one…”
My fist tightens in his hair.
“Go on…”
His lips tip up in a grin. “... Thanks to yourfriend,Azrael.”
My fatigue and shock are too great to bother arguing with him.
“Explain.”
Lucen’s features soften with grim resignation—one might even say heartbreak—as he murmurs his reply.
“She was a soft, feeble thing. A constant test to my patience... and my duties.”
My stomach churns. “Did you kill her?”
His brows knit together, lip curling in disgust and indignation.
“I am not the monster you think I am... I showed her mercy the only way I knew how.”
What the fuck does that mean?
“Is she alive or not?”
Guilt darkens his gaze. “Barely.”
Fed up, I heave a sigh.
“That still doesn’t explain why I feel no tether between you. I should still feel your bond—even if it reaches into an afterrealm.”
He gives me a sad smirk.
“That’s because I had Azrael sever our bond.”
I release his hair and begin pacing. “But that isn’t possible…”
“For him, it takes little more than a thought.”
Despite my urge to argue, my intuition keeps me silent.
The image of Azrael’s letter to Lucen appears in my mind’s eye.
Your debt is cleared.
Akash almighty.
The ring on my finger suddenly burns with the need for me to get it off; again, I tug uselessly at it.
“I need you to remove this ring.”
