Chapter 181

• According to the legend Caspian uncovered, a mate’s blood had the most potent effect beneath the full moon.
• Well… no surprise there. And as luck would have it, the full moon was tomorrow. That worked in our favor, but the ritual itself was riddled with risk. It required Hadrian to be disconnected from all monitoring equipment, leaving him completely vulnerable in exchange for the privacy the ceremony demanded. The ritual was meant to be performed between mates alone, undisturbed. That part, at least, I could agree with. The last time we exchanged blood… well, I wouldn’t have wanted an audience for that either.
• Still, unease gnawed at me. What if we removed Hadrian from life support because we placed our faith in an old legend—only for him to slip away because of it?