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Kyrell wanders through the bustling market, blissfully unaware of the attention he's drawing, or of Mackiah's simmering protectiveness. When a vendor's flirtatious touch crosses a line, Mackiah steps in, and in that single constant, their soulmarks ignite in a brilliant rainbow glow.
From that moment on, the bond is an undeniable claim telling everyone else to back off of what belongs to Mackiah.
(This is part of my Koreth Chronicles series but can be read as stand-alone)