Chapter 57: Pillow Talk and Delusion

Pinakabagong kabanata

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 119: THE CHOICE

  NAOMI'S POVI couldn't control the Express of distaste that flashed over my face. I didn't know what I had thought over the years. I didn't know the reason why he had abandoned me so easily but knowing was even worse. The fact that he had chosen this life of wealth and money over me stung. Previously, I had only been guessing but knowing it for a fact felt worse. “You chose this over me" I said, the pain in my voice was clear. He heard it and flinched. “I know, I was stupid back then. The only thing I was thinking about was myself, the legacy of my parents I had to restore” he began, trying to explain or redeem himself. "You made your decision Marcus, stick by it” my voice was firm but my heart was breaking all over on the inside. This explanation, I had thought before it was going to make it all better. Knowing the actual reason. "That's not all” Marcus said calmly. I looked up at him, puzzled now. "What else?” I asked. "He almost killed you, do you remember the day the bus y

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 118: THE TRUTH II

  NAOMI'S POV Both Logan and Elias turned to both of us as we walked in. Logan who stood at the other end of the room walked towards me, a look in his eyes. He didn't look as panicked as I felt, with my heart racing and my mind going to different scenarios. I wasn't sure of anything yet. Logan moved to the table on the side and brought the laptop closer for me to see the cameras. It was then I noticed Elias and Marcus talking to the side. “Look, this is what we saw" Logan said as he played the video. I watch attentively. The video starts when she suddenly wakes up, in a frenzied state. The alarm rang out and the nurses rushed in along with the doctors. They managed to talk to her, calm her down. Then after they had examined her, they left her alone. Not long after Elias walked into the room, I could read his body language, the joy that she was awake. They spoke for a while, no audio so we didn't hear what they said. Then Elias left the room. It was then she stood up, quietly

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 117: THE TRUTH

  NAOMI'S POV The thoughts run through my mind as I take a shower. I was probably simply overthinking. Theo wouldn't know what the flowers did. The internet didn't have them and there was almost next to no information about this flower anywhere else, so he couldn't have known. I decided that as soon as I was done, I would find a way to take it out. I needed the visions, they were the only thing guiding me and I hadn't had them in days. As I was taking a shower, I heard a knock on my door. “Naomi, it's me" Marcus' voice rang across to me. I turned the tap off and called back, "I'm taking a shower, I'll be done soon” Then turning it back on, I went back to bathing. When I was finished, I went back into the room to see Marcus on the chair, scrolling through his phone. There was something in his body language. A tenseness to it. I tightened the robe I wore and walked to my wardrobe to pick out my outfit. “Hey" he said looking up. I gave a small smile, “Hey, I've got to tell you s

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 116 : THE SEPARATION

  MARCUS' POV It's morning now. I've decided, finally after so long, to tell her the truth. What happened all those years ago, why I had to leave her. If I didn't, I knew he would do it first and I wouldn't be able to recover if she found out from someone else. She would never forgive me. I wasn't even sure if she would forgive me if I told her myself but I had better chances like this. More chances than if she found any other way. I decided I would go take her out to lunch today, talk to her. I wanted her to see that I had really changed. I loved her and I was ready to sacrifice all of it, if it meant I would have her by my side. This empire wasn't worth it without her by my side, it had taken me a long time to realize it, the truth of how I needed her but now, I just wanted, needed her. I prepared for the day. I had told Dax to set the meeting with Morticia for this morning. There was no time to delay anything. If I was going to get Naomi, make her be mine. I needed to get

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 115: THE MEETING

  MYSTERY POVI sat down on my desk, my nose deep inside work. There was a lot I had to do, both the plans that involved my secession and the ones for the pack. A knock came on the door then. “Boss, you have a meeting in fifteen minutes" his voice calls out. I picked up the phone, wondering when I arranged for a meeting. “Remind me with who?" I asked. "He called boss, he said he made an arrangement with you” he answered. When had he? I decided to check my call logs and messages to see if I had missed it. I checked, there was a message. Call me, it said simply. “Alright, you can leave now" I told the man behind the door. I heard his footsteps recede and when I was sure I was alone, I decided to call him. He picked the call almost immediately. “Why didn't you call me? I just found out you set up a meeting?"He cleared his throat before he spoke, "I need to see you, we need to talk about everything” his voice had a tone to it, one I didn't like. "You can't back out now” I said.

• Bound with Shadows    CHAPTER 114: THE MESSAGE

  MARCUS' POV I could see how much happier this news had made Naomi, the brightness, though not all of it had come back to her face. It was lighter now. I was happy about the news as well, I could feel the attack with the venom coming and I wanted to be ready. My mind went to the fact about the ancestral magic that had been used. I wasn't a guru when it came to magic but everyone knew the amount of power needed to carry out anything like that. It was huge, the witch had to be ancient, powerful enough to siphon power from an ancient source. Which meant that this opponent of mine, the one we were facing was even more powerful than what I had initially thought. The room felt chilly suddenly and then the temperature rose back up to normal. It had been a weird sensation, one that I brushed off. I expected Dax soon. Just as I thought about him, a knock came on the door. “Come in" Naomi said. The door opened to reveal dax. He had a bottle in hand, small but portable. "Good afternoon