تسجيل الدخول~ LAIA ~There are certain traumas you never truly get past, especially the kind where you’re forcibly marked and soul-bonded like some pawn in a twisted game. I don’t. In as much as I try to, I can’t get it out of my head that I still feel Cael. And I also can’t stop the dreams, even though I’m trying to be strong, trying to keep everything buried and remind myself that I’m no longer in Redmoon. But instead, they still find their way back, crawling up just to choke me all over again.I hate myself for it. Because every time I feel him through that bond, guilt immediately follows. Guilt for bringing this mess into Damon’s life, guilt for letting myself become weak enough to be used, guilt because even after everything, a part of me is still terrified of Cael.It’s relieving waking up to Damon holding me so tightly, reassuring and calming every single one of my nerves. For once, I wake up feeling loved instead of drowning in fucking guilt and regret.The kiss starts soft, but I don’t w
~ DAMON ~Trust me, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sight of her lying in my bed with my sheets tangled around her body and my scent clinging to her skin. Fuck, she looks unreal, beautiful and mine.I brush a few strands of hair away from her face. Her eyes meet mine for a fleeting second before she looks away again. All I see is guilt. so much fucking guilt sitting in her eyes, drowning out everything else. She doesn’t even have to say it for me to understand. Her lips tremble faintly, and she can barely hold my gaze for more than a second before looking away again, like the guilt is already eating her alive. And fuck, I don’t want her destroying herself over it.“Hey,” I murmur softly. “You don’t have to torture yourself over this.”Her eyes narrows back to mine.“I’m pissed you didn’t trust me enough to tell me what was going on,” I admit honestly, my thumb brushing her cheek. “But I get it. You were trying to protect your brother. I can’t hate you for that, Laia. Hell... I
~ DAMON ~She takes me deeper, relaxing her throat and swallowing around the head of my cock with a needy little moan that vibrates straight through me. Her tongue works the underside relentlessly while her hand strokes the rest of my shaft in tight, slick twists.“Fuck... keep going, just like that,” I growl, my fingers tightening in her hair. “Suck it, baby. Take every inch.”Her silver eyes water but never leave mine. She looks so fucking perfect on her knees for me, lips stretched wide, cheeks hollowed, saliva dripping down her chin. Maddox is roaring inside my head, demanding I fuck her face harder, but I let her keep control for now, savoring every wet, obscene sound she makes.She bobs faster, humming around me, one hand cupping my balls while the other pumps what her mouth can’t reach. The pressure builds fast, too fast. My thighs tense, abs tightening.“Laia...” I warn, voice ragged. “I’m close.”She only doubles down, sucking me like she’s starving for it. The sight of her d
~ DAMON ~The last thing I'm going to do is fucking leave her by herself again. I know she's safe, but Cael is yet to attack, and it's still suspicious why he's yet to do anything when Laia is in my pack and Liam just got withdrawn from his pack too.I could only tell her to stay in my room. It already kills me seeing that mark on her neck and having to breathe that fucker’s scent on her.Kidnapping Laia was already a breach of the contract we had, and hence, I'm taking this the legal way, and I'm fucking making sure the elders are aware that Alpha Maverick's death wasn't just a coincidence and Cael has a hand in it. And boom, he would be locked up, and as for Xaden, I'll be waiting for him to cross my territory again before I finally end him.Returning back after a long meeting, I plan to maybe see her curled up in my bed, eyes closed, those long lashes batting down, soft inhales, and looking fucking perfect.But hell no, I'm met with her standing in the room, her heartbeat racing so
~ LAIA ~When Damon told me he was going to send guards to pack my things, I was expecting to move maybe back to the temple or a small room, but hell no, my things had been moved into his room while Liam was to stay in my current room.I'm still petrified. I can't say a word or do anything. It's night is still young, and he's yet to return from the meeting he had earlier.I'm sitting right on the sofa, battling the urge to text him. I mean, if I do, he might still be in his meeting, and I don't want to distract him. I've been at this for minutes now, staring at my phone, looking away, and trying to distract myself with anything.I stand to my feet, keeping my phone on the couch. I need to think and rehearse whatever I have to say without making myself sound like an ungrateful soul. He's already done so much for me. I inhale and then exhale rapidly.So when he walks in, I only have to tell him how this wouldn't work because... because...The sound of the door opening makes me spin towa
~ LAIA ~It feels like the moment has come to a single point when I see Liam walk inside my room with Damon. Yeah, Damon had said he was going to bring him to Faceless Pack, but I had assumed it was going to take time and all. Because I know definitely that Cael wouldn't just let him go, and I had expected a bit of a hassle.I feel so fucking stupid and selfish for the act I've been putting on, and to think I stole from Damon, actually stole, and he still has my back like I didn't commit one fucking huge offense. The shame really burns so deep I can barely look at him."LAIA?" Liam's excited boyish squeal comes as he looks around the room. I'm off the bed in an instant, rushing to meet him, engulfing him right into my arms. I don't know when I start tearing up... hot tears spills down my face.After the conversation with Damon, I've been indoors. Rhea and Sage barely talk to me. I mean, they tried to, but I'm too fucking ashamed to say a word to them... What do I say? Guys, I know you
~LAIA~My day doesn’t go quite as planned, thanks to Seris and her idea of a rebound that screams selfishness dressed up as concern. I regret not shutting it down and going to Zia instead. I should have trusted my instincts.It’s late now. Late enough that the pack house settles into its false sens
~LAIA~I wake up the next morning and the envelope is still there. Exactly where I left it. Untouched.Morning is supposed to start with coffee and maybe pretending my life isn’t quietly falling apart. But mine starts with that damn envelope and the unbearable itch to know whatever the fuck is insi
~LAIA~I reach the temple, and Zia’s happy squeal immediately makes me smile.She’s clearly fresh from a shower, the faint scent of soap and cream still clinging to her skin. Straight from pack training.“And look who finally decides to visit us,” Zia says, her voice teasing as she grins at me.Oka
~LAIA~It’s been two days since my heat ends, and I’ve never felt this good. That alone should scare me. I try, really try, to shut myself out from how good it felt. From how right it feels to be in his arms. To have him close. To breathe him in. His scent clings to me like a bad habit I don’t want







