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since—”
    “Since you recognized your love for the princess,” Nathanial finished for him.
    Luca caught Cora’s eye and looked away awkwardly.
    Cora crossed to him and took his hand in hers. “It’s okay. I already know, remember?”
    “I must break the bond, Luca,” Nathanial announced as he came to stand before the two of them. “I cannot risk the possibility of Cora being trapped once she enters the Dark Realm to take on Oriana.”
    “I know,” Luca said sadly.
    Nathanial laid his hand on Luca’s shoulder and closed his eyes briefly. Luca gasped as a vibrant glow of black power enveloped him. After a few moments, it dissipated and Nathanial pulled back. “Misuse your gifts again and I will take them from you permanently. Understood?”
    “Yes. Thank you, father.”
    “Fortunately for you, to break the betrothal bond, you and Cora must combine your magic. I had no choice but to restore your Vampire Prince title.”
    “Come,” Nathanial said gently to Cora.
    She stepped forward and he took her hand in his. With his other, he gripped Luca’s.
    “Now? You’re going to break the bond now?”
    “Yes. Why? Did you think it would aid you in taking the princess to your bed?” Nathanial asked. “Luca, you forget who you are dealing with when it comes to Cora,” he said, winking at her. “Besides, she is Ryan’s wife. You will find your own soon enough.”
    Luca growled quietly.
    Nathanial let it slide and told the two of them, “You must tap into one another’s magic. Keep it clean, Luca. Take her other hand—nothing else.”
    Michael and Haraz laughed as they watched them from a few feet away.
    Luca snarled.
    As Cora took his hand she told him, “I do care about you, Luca.”
    Luca smiled at her words. “You are very forgiving then, princess.”
    “The heart does not always see reason,” she jested.
    “Your heart ?” he pressed.
    Nathanial cleared his throat noisily, clearly not liking the exchange between them. Cora wasn’t surprised. She knew how tight him and Ryan had become.
    “Nathanial,” Cora pressed, when he just continued to stare at Luca with a severe look of disapproval. “We’re ready. Our magic is connected.”
    At her words, he averted his gaze and sprang into action. “This will sting a little,” he warned the two of them.
    They both nodded their understanding.
    He summoned his magic. Cora gasped and Luca hissed as the sting he’d warned them about ripped through them both.
    “Just a sting, huh?” Luca complained.
    Nathanial ignored his comment and said, “I need you both to repeat my words in unison until you feel a sharp spark within. That is the bond shattering.”
    They both nodded again. And then Nathanial began. “Exsolvo. Exsolvo. Exsolvo. I command thee, release them! Release!” his deep baritone rumbled through the night.
    Cora and Luca followed his instructions and repeated his words until Cora finally cried out in agony, followed by a hiss of pain from Luca.
    “It is done,” Nathanial said, releasing them. “Luca, you and Haraz will take command of the vampires here in the human realm. After experiencing the painful effects of Oriana’s destruction of the first orb, they will be angry. I need you to get them under control. We cannot risk them reacting and drawing attention to our existence here in the human realm. Michael and I will assist Cora in removing the block Vazra implanted in her.”
    “Father, I can assist with that.”
    “No,” Nathanial growled. “You are the Vampire Prince. The human realm vampires recognize your authority as much as mine here. It must be you. Haraz will assist you and you will listen to his advice. He has many centuries of experience that you can learn from.”
    “Yes,” Luca grumbled. “As you wish.”
    Before Cora could get a word out, Nathanial grabbed her hand and said, “Let’s go.”

 
     
    CHAPTER 5
    Ryan stood in Damon’s tent, discussing their plan to distract Oriana at the Castle of the Dark Realm.