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Penulis: Denise
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Sophia

The interrogation room smelled of dampness and cold coffee. I felt trapped, the air growing heavier with every question. Across from me, the officer studied me with inquisitive eyes, pen poised, waiting for me to say something that could clarify what had happened.

“Miss Sophia,” his voice was firm, though not aggressive. “We need you to tell us exactly what you talked about with Stefan the last time you saw him.”

I swallowed hard, my fingers interlaced on the table to keep them from trembling.

“It wasn’t anything important,” I replied, trying to keep my voice steady. “We just talked about... about us, about what could have been. He was sad because we didn’t go out again, but I made it clear to him that I’m married. That was all.”

I felt the weight of their stares pressing down on me. The officer nodded slowly, though he didn’t seem entirely convinced.

“Are you sure you didn’t notice anything unusual about him?” he pressed.

I shook my head.

“No,” I said firmly. “He was just... d
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  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   197

    SophiaBright’s gaze was heavier than usual. The intensity in his eyes was something I simply couldn’t ignore. Everyone noticed it. It wasn’t as if at home everyone’s attention was specifically on Bright and me, but my brother exchanged looks with me, with Dante, and with Bright. He had more important matters to deal with, but the way he looked at us meant he realized that not everything was in order.Honestly, when it came to Bright, Dante, and me, nothing was ever right. It was always uncomfortable.The pack was close, but none of them had been attacked. They hadn’t even had time to react and defend us because everything happened too quickly, and by then Dante and Bright had already stepped in to fight. James had done the same. After Bright and Dante dragged the bodies out of the house, James gathered the pack throughout the house, but before that, he took a minute to speak with Dante alone.Bright wasn’t invited to that conversation, which bothered him, but he didn’t complain too m

  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   196

    BrightBeing in Sophia’s house with her family felt strange after everything that had happened between us. We both pretended nothing was wrong, just to avoid fighting in front of them. But we knew things weren’t right. The situation was anything but comforting. Not that night. That night felt like being trapped inside a cage. I felt cornered, squeezed between my instincts and the desire to please Sophia. It suffocated me.I sat at the table for dinner beside her, silent. She feigned calm. She answered her family’s questions politely, but I could see the tension in her every move. We hadn’t been the same since the argument. Since she had learned the truth about my thoughts, something had broken between us. She didn’t say it out loud, but I could feel it in every distant gesture, in every shortened word she spoke.I told myself I didn’t care. Or at least, I tried to. Because what really mattered was that my instincts screamed one thing: Dante was behind all of this. The thought wouldn’t

  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   195

    SophiaMy parents’ house had always been a refuge, a place where the world seemed to fall silent. A safe place, like a fortress. But that night, everything was uncomfortable. It felt like the wolf’s mouth. As dinner unfolded with tense conversations and forced smiles, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was about to happen. It wasn’t just what I had overheard between Bright and my father, nor the words that had torn at me when they accused Dante. It was a deeper premonition, something pressing against my chest, warning me that the calm was nothing more than a mirage before the storm.Mom and Dad tried to keep the evening light, asking about everyday things: James’s work, my sister-in-law’s health, the home renovations they were planning. I pretended to be interested, nodded, and smiled, but my mind was trapped in a tangled mess of thoughts circling around Dante, Sabrina, Bright, and the invisible threat that had been haunting us for weeks.Bright sat beside me, his eyes fixed

  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   194

    BrightThe silence in the living room stretched after Sophia went upstairs. I could hear the echo of her footsteps, each step marking the distance opening between us. I didn’t go after her. Not because I didn’t want to, but because something inside me told me that if I did at that moment, it would all end in a greater disaster. I was angry, furious. But not only with her, also with myself.I clenched my fists tightly. The wood creaked beneath my boots as I paced back and forth in front of the window. Her voice kept ringing in my head: “He would never hurt me, never.” That never cut through me like a knife. Did she really trust Dante that much? More than she trusted me?The rage burned in my chest. Not because I wanted to control her thoughts, but because it hurt to see her defend another man with such passion, with such blind faith. I —the one who had given everything for her, who had loved her even in my darkest moments— was reduced to being the one who doubted, the one consumed by d

  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   193

    Sophia The silence in my parents’ room was so thick it felt like it swallowed even my thoughts. I had sat back down on the bed, pretending to be interested in the fabrics my mother was showing me, but my mind was somewhere else, on that conversation I had overheard, hidden behind the wall. Bright and Dad. Their voices kept replaying in my head, pounding like hammers: Dante… It was Dan… jealousy… Stefan. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t accept that Bright thought that about Dante, that he would put him on the same level as the hunters, or as some nameless murderer. Dante, the one who was there when I felt broken, when I had no one else to hold me up. Rage burned inside me, mixed with a pain I didn’t know how to contain. Mom was speaking, but I wasn’t listening anymore. I moved my lips to fake a smile, nodded whenever I thought I should, but inside I was boiling. When I finally escaped the room, my heart was racing at a frantic pace. I went down the stairs barely feeling the step

  • Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny   192

    BrightWe were standing in front of Sophia’s parents’ house.I knew why they had invited us. They hadn’t said it outright, but it was obvious: they wanted to protect her, to bring her back to a place they considered safe, surrounded by family. And I couldn’t blame them. After the attack, anyone would want their daughter under their roof, watched over. Yet inside me there was an almost instinctive rejection. I couldn’t allow her to go back to depending on others. It had to be me who protected her.Her mother took her upstairs with some trivial excuse about fabrics and curtains. I stayed downstairs with her father. I knew this moment would come.We sat in the living room, a couple of glasses on the table, the clock ticking with an unbearable rhythm. Her father watched me calmly, as if weighing every move, every gesture.“You’re worried,” he finally said, with that deep voice that always commanded respect.“I am,” I replied bluntly. “We can’t pretend what happened at the house was an iso

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