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CHAPTER 52
~Valerie's POV~
The mate bond snapped, hard.
A violent, twisting pain tore through my chest, and I dropped to one knee with a choked scream. It wasn't just heartache. It was magic burning itself out of my body like acid.
The bond recoiled, then whipped.
And for a second. Just a second, I felt nothing. No emotions. No mate pull.
Until… I felt it stronger like a recoil and strength boost given to Astra and then suddenly…
"Mate."
Astra's voice rang in my mind louder than ever. And that was when the real pain began.
My knees buckled. I doubled over. Not from physical damage—but from the overwhelming pull of six bonds locking in tighter than ever before.
"No…" I gasped. "I broke it. I broke the bond!"
I looked up, blinking through tears and sweat, and saw all six of them standing still, eyes wide.
None of them were gone.
None of them had weakened. I know they were alpha born and I was too. Sadly, I was the only one tied to all six at once.