Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin #1)

Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin #1)

Author: Sable Sorensen Listening Length: 21h 24m
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Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them… Meryn Cooper has never dreamed of being one of the Bonded, the King’s elite warriors who form mental links with massive, vicious direwolves. She’s made peace with her life scraping by in poverty in the shadows of the...

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Chapter 33

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

W hen I return to the castle, the Strategos common area is buzzing with pre-ball excitement. The air is thick with perfume and anticipation. My fellow Rawbonds dart back and forth between rooms in various states of undress, as usual unashamed to show a little skin, helping each other with hair and makeup and complicated clothing.

I’m still dreading the ball, but I find myself warmed by the air of cheerful chaos. It’s quite a contrast to yesterday’s grief—and to the usual military precision of our daily lives.

“Meryn! There you are!”