Chapter 224 Irreversible- Part 2

"Did I get anything wrong so far,

mother

?" his eyes shifted to Fleurance and then back at Grace, "To make things worse you made her crawl on the streets of the Isle Valley with the wound you inflicted on her," Damien took the leverage of Penelope's already existing wound to blame it entirely on Grace.

"She is only a slave. You dare stand to treat your sister harshly for an outsider who has no value," Lady Fleurance spoke up not liking the way Damien was steering the conversation.

"She might be an outsider to you but not to me," Damien declared for a shocked gasp to come from the older vampiress in the room.

"I told you! He is going to bring shame to Quinn's name. That girl is going to be the fall of us all," came out the dramatic tone of Lady Fleurance while speaking about it to her husband who had a frown on his face. Coming from the highly renowned lineage of pureblooded vampires. Even his own father wasn't happy to hear that his son was speaking fondly of a slave who didn't suit their family. At the same time knowing what and how Damien was, there was little to no chance to have his mind changed as he seemed fixated on the girl.

"Is it true, Damien?" his father confronted him, "She is a slave."

"She isn't," Damien deadpanned, receiving confused expression from everyone including Grace.

"What do you mean, she isn't? Do you think you can switch a slave to a lady by your mere words? A slave is lower than us in status. Not just us in every name and form in the society that we live in!" Lady Fleurance demanded what was going in his head.

"It is sad how people don't listen to what is being said in this mansion. Like I said she is not a slave, she has no branding on her back," he smiled in glee to have everyone stunned and speechless, "She has never been branded except for me."

The lady's mouth hung open, "What do you mean...?"

"I placed an irreversible bond on her," apart from his older sister Maggie who appeared to be less shocked and just merely taken aback the rest appeared to be still processing it.

The irreversible bond was one that wasn't used now. It was almost a forgotten bond that had died down in years, the knowledge on how to put it where only some carried and knew it. Unlike the soul bond that was used to interlink the souls until death did them apart, the irreversible soul allowed to reach out to one another's thoughts. In an ancient myth, it was told that there were some souls that could reincarnate and if they did, they would abide to have the very same person.

If people knew about it, they would make use of it but the bond had turned worse than a whisper which no one knew of. At the same time, it wasn't spoken because unlike the soulbond where mutual feelings were necessary to form one, this didn't need the approval of feelings. Which in turn had a side effect. If the person couldn't take in the bond, it would not only kill the taker but also the giver without a question.

"You didn't..." Grace whispered unbelievably.

"Father," Damien spoke, his eyes meeting his father's which looked serious, "Penelope is not a slave and she hasn't once been branded which makes a free soul. A soul that has been untouched where your son has decided to take her as his wife. Do you have a problem with it?" he tilted his head in question.

"No."

Maggie looked at her father who rather gave out a quick question. Even though he was a quiet man, he knew his children and the way things worked. There was no way now anyone could reject the girl and call her to be a slave. At the same time, she couldn't stop wondering how sadistic in nature her brother was and it was only going to turn worse with the time that was ticking on