WILOW-Ch.458: Side Effects of Soul Bond

Lonely Hills, Imperial Lands

POV of Domeric Pendragon

When Domeric eventually woke up, it was to the cold wind on his back.

He woke up and noticed it was already dark, and the blanket had fallen off him sometime while they were asleep.

Looking up, he realized that night had fallen, and right now they were literally sleeping under a starry sky.

’Hmm... I could understand why the Dothraki were such a fan of making love out in the open, even if only just a bit,’ he thought.

He moved Ygritte a bit. She mumbled a bit before she opened her eyes and turned to look at him.

Her unguarded expression made him harden just a bit, but they had left the Underground Base with a purpose, and he had already wasted too much time.

He moved forward and took her lips with his own.

She responded by turning around. But just as she was about to deepen the kiss, he backed away.

She growled at him, sounding cuter than intimidating.

He chuckled softly, "As much as I would like to make love to you, we’re here to do something."

Ygritte frowned and put her face on the crook of his neck, snuggling deeper into him. "Not now." She mumbled, and he chuckled before he put an arm around her and covered them with the blanket.

Due to all the precautions he had taken and the potions he had fed her, the Dragonlord Ritual didn’t leave her catatonic as it did with him. However, it still left her very exhausted, and she was still not fully healed from its effects, which was why she got tired so easily from their lovemaking.

And if Ygritte wanted a little more rest, Domeric had no intention of denying that.

So, the two of them fell asleep again under the starlight.

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POV of Ygritte

The next time she woke up, Ygritte frowned at the lack of Domeric’s warm body around her.

Looked like sometime during the night, he had slipped away from her.

She frowned and grumbled a bit before she yawned and got up from the grass-ground bed, which was more comfortable than any bed that she had access to when she was in the True North.

She mused on how Domeric had truly spoiled her with the good life and felt she needed to go into the wild for a hunt sometime in the future, or she’d go too soft.

She blearily rubbed her eyes and looked around to find that Domeric had set up a table and chair some distance from her and was studying a dismantled chocker of some kind.

She also noticed the two large wooden pyres that he had built for them. Just a single glance told her that he’d used magic to make them.

The wood pieces were all cut to the exact shape and size and placed in an orderly fashion.

Domeric must have noticed her movement because he looked toward her and smiled.

A warmth bloomed in her chest as she saw his smile, and she slowly got up from the bed, making sure to do so in a sensual manner.

When she looked back at him, she saw that his warm smile had turned into a predatory look. His eyes were sharp, his lips parted, and his body posture set to pounce at her at any moment.

She loved it when he looked at her that way. It made her feel beautiful and wanted.

Then he sighed and got up from a chair.

He walked up to her, pulled her into a hug, kissed her forehead, and let her go.

"It’s ready." He said with a soft smile, and she couldn’t help but hug him back and enjoy his warmth.

Was it weird that she wanted to get into bed and snuggle with him rather than try to hatch her dragons?

She might not have told him about it, but she had been wanting to spend more time with him ever since she went through the ritual. He also told her she looked far more beautiful than before.

And while a part of what he said was true, another part of her realized that after going through the ritual, they’d both felt increased attraction toward each other.

Was that why she wanted to bury his cock inside her cunt every chance she could get? And was that why he seemed to get hard at the slightest provocation from her?

Ygritte knew this was due to the soul bond formed as a result of the ritual. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she felt a jealousy she’d never felt before when Domeric said there were two women from his world in this world and that he would most likely form a soul bond with them.

She was from the True North. If necessary, she had no problem sharing Domeric with other women. As long as Domeric didn’t sleep with every woman who came along, and she had a say in his choices.

And Domeric had always respected her wishes. In fact, he’d been a little too respectful. Since they’d been together, he hadn’t touched another woman. And frankly, sometimes she enjoyed teasing him about it.

But the idea that another woman had a stronger bond with Domeric than she did was something Ygritte couldn’t accept.

Domeric belonged to her. And she always had to be number one.

And Domeric had proven it to her. When he went to Dorne and found Luna there, even though he didn’t know what to do for a while, he ultimately chose her again.

Luna had told her about the relationship she and Domeric had had in their previous lives, and Ygritte knew that Domeric had been in a relationship with Luna in his past life.

And yet, he still chose her. And now Ygritte and Domeric had also become soulmates.

She knew that the bond between them could not be broken in the normal way and that they would remain connected until death. Perhaps even after death. Just like Luna and Hermione’s bond with Domeric continues in their afterlife.

And this gave her incredible relief.

Now, nothing could separate them.

But what she hadn’t foreseen was that this soul bond would have such side effects.

’Did Luna feel the same way about Domeric?’ she thought.

If so, Ygritte should have applauded Luna’s willpower in controlling herself.

But she knew Luna was doing it to avoid upsetting Domeric by leaving him in a dilemma. And Domeric’s distancing himself from Luna was most likely an attempt to lessen the effect of the soul bond.

’It looks like I should probably do something about this,’ Ygritte thought.

She hadn’t told him this, and she wasn’t sure he realized what had happened. Domeric was the one who added soul bond to the ritual. But Ygritte didn’t think Domeric understood that these side effects were a result of the Dragonlord Ritual.

If Ygritte knew him, Domeric probably thought he was acting this way because he thought she was more beautiful now.

This wasn’t an issue at the moment. The only thing that worried her was what if he would use this ritual on some other girl or woman and then start to feel attraction toward that person as well.

If the person in question was Luna... and Hermione, who hadn’t yet joined them, then it wasn’t a problem. They already had a soul bond with Domeric.

But if he tries to perform another ritual on a different girl or woman, she’ll inform him. And then they’ll see what to do with that information.

But for now, there was no need to share this news with him. Plus, she had dragons to hatch.

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