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Penulis: Night Raven
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Rhett's POV

I pushed open the heavy door of the ward they’d transferred Nikolai into, the sterile scent of antiseptic greeting me like an unwelcome cloak. My boots thudded softly against the polished tiles, each step echoing louder than I intended, betraying the storm that still swirled inside me. My chest tightened as I saw him propped up on the hospital bed, IV lines dripping steadily into his arm, his complexion pale but his eyes alert the moment they landed on me.

“Alpha,” he began, voice low and shaky, but I lifted my hand sharply, cutting him off before he could go further.

“Don’t,” I said, my tone firmer than I intended. “None of that formality crap. Not now. Not here. Just… stay quiet about respect, Nikolai. You don’t need to force yourself.”

His mouth pressed into a thin line, hesitation flickering across his features. For a second, I thought he might argue, but instead his eyes lowered, and he nodded faintly. I hated the distance that th
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    Third person POV Killian stood in the middle of the living room with a roll of black crepe paper in one hand and a half-eaten slice of pizza in the other. The coffee table had disappeared under boxes of balloons, fairy lights, and at least six different kinds of banners that all said HAPPY BIRTHDAY in increasingly aggressive fonts. Declan was on the floor wrestling with a helium tank while Colt balanced on the back of the couch, directing operations like a very enthusiastic air traffic controller. "Declan, tilt it left. Left. Your other left," Colt called. Declan blew hair out of his eyes and obeyed. The tank hissed, and another gold balloon shot toward the ceiling. They already had so many that the living room looked like a bizarre metallic cloud forest. Killian took a bite of pizza and spoke around it. "We are going to run out of ceiling before we run out of balloons." "Good," Colt said. "Rhett hates when things touch his head. This is psychological warfare." Declan snorted.

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    Nikolai's POV I told Rhett we would be gone eight days. I said it was a company thing, some last-minute investor meetings up north that couldn’t be handled remotely, and that I needed him with me because the clients liked his face better than mine. Half of that was true; the clients did like him better. The rest was a lie I delivered with a straight face while I finished packing his bag for him because he hadn’t moved from the couch in two days. He just nodded. “Eight days is fine,” he said, voice flat. “The longer the better.” I hated hearing him sound like that, but I kept my mouth shut. I finished zipping his duffel, tossed in an extra pack of smokes because I knew he was down to his last three, and told him the car was leaving in twenty minutes. Declan hovered in the hallway the whole time, eyes red, wanting to say something and swallowing every word. Rhett never looked at him. When we left, Declan stood on the porch and watched the car until we turned the corner. I saw hi

  • BLOODBOUND: The Wolf, The King and The Killer   156

    Killan's POV I woke up before the sun, the way I always do when something heavy is sitting on my chest. Nikolai was still asleep, one arm flung over my waist, his breath warm against my shoulder. Declan was on my other side, curled into a tight ball like he was trying to take up as little space as possible. He’d cried himself out sometime around three, and now his face was puffy, hair sticking up everywhere. He looked younger like this. Fragile. I hated seeing him like that.I eased out of bed without waking either of them, pulled on jeans and a hoodie, and slipped out of the room. The house was quiet. Too quiet. I could feel Rhett’s absence like a missing tooth. His door was closed when I passed it, but I didn’t stop. He’d asked for space. I was going to give it to him, even if it killed me.The garden was cold. The grass was still wet from last night’s rain, and the air smelled like wet leaves and woodsmoke. I carried two mugs of tea out to the old iron table under the oak tree, th

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    Declan's POV I stood in the hallway outside Rhett’s door longer than I should have. My hand was still raised like I might knock again, but I didn’t. He’d told me to get out. Not in those exact words, but the way he said my name, low and tired and final, was worse than yelling. I’d never heard him sound like that before. Like I was someone he didn’t even want to look at anymore.My chest felt tight, like someone had wrapped a belt around my ribs and kept pulling. I couldn’t breathe right. I couldn’t think. All I could do was replay the last ten minutes in my head. The way his face went blank when I tried to explain. The way he turned his back to me. The way he said, “Just go, Dec.”So I went.I don’t even remember walking. One second I was in front of his door, the next I was standing outside Nikolai’s, staring at the dark wood like it might bite me. My fist hovered. I almost turned around. Almost went back to my room and locked the door and didn’t come out for a week. But I had the g

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    Rhett's POV I returned to the pack house after what felt like the longest day I had lived in years. The investors had dragged every minute out of me, asking for explanations about events they barely understood, demanding answers I did not owe them, and trying to test my standing after my absence. Walking across the front steps and through the familiar doors should have comforted me, yet all I felt was exhaustion clinging to my skin like a second shirt.The moment I stepped inside, one of the council members hurried over. He bowed his head in a way that told me he had been waiting for me for a long while already.“Alpha Rhett, the council requests your attention,” he said.I exhaled slowly, feeling the pressure push against my ribs. “Tell them I need a few minutes to freshen up. I will meet them soon.”“Yes, Alpha,” he said before stepping back.I started toward the stairs with the intention of walking straight to my room. I want

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    Colt's POV I woke up that morning feeling lighter than I had in days. Everything inside the packhouse had been tense for so long that the quiet felt almost strange, like the world had suddenly decided to breathe again. I got ready without rushing myself. I brushed my hair, changed into clean jeans and a simple shirt, and stood for a moment in front of the mirror trying to convince myself that today would actually be normal. I doubted it, but I was willing to pretend.I had barely finished adjusting my shirt when someone knocked on my door. The knock was gentle at first and then impatient, which made me smile because only one person knocked like that. I opened the door and Declan stood there with a small smile that looked like it was trying very hard to stay calm. I could tell he was nervous even before he spoke.Rhett told me I could convince you to take a break with me today he said.That was a lie and I knew it instantly. Rhett barely had the e

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