Capítulo 267: CHAPTER 267 Heal Part 2

　　~ CASIMIR ~

　　The throne room disappeared. Maya was gone. And I was left alone… and cold.

　　When I lifted my head it was to find myself in that dark, cavernous canyon of my soul- the place that had almost consumed Jesse when we married. The place I had buried every memory that plagued me. And the place where the breath of a disapproving God scoured all warmth so that even what little light existed was cold.

　　It was the place where Jesse had met me so many times before and dragged me back to the soft heat of her heart. It was the darkness I had carried with me since my youth.

　　When I shouted here, it echoed… but no one answered.

　　The wind fluttered against my cheek and played with my clothing as I pushed myself to my feet and looked around, startled, but grateful that the pain in the bond had eased. Or perhaps I'd finally succeeded in severing it? Had I finally pushed our connection beyond its limits and snapped the cord that bound us together?