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SophiaI’d been thinking the whole time about what I felt. There was so much chaos inside me and I didn’t know what decision to make. Everything seemed both right and wrong at the same time. I wanted to divorce Bright to be with Dante, but at the same time, I didn’t want to be with Dante if it meant divorcing Bright. It was incredibly stupid and immature of me, but I couldn’t deny what was inside me.I wanted to stop feeling something for Bright, but the more I fought to exhaust the love that had begun to bloom in my heart, the worse it got. It was like sinking deeper into that love that appeared out of nowhere. It would’ve been easy to rip the feeling from my chest, but I couldn’t find a way. I thought being with Dante would clear my mind, but it didn’t. Dante put everything in an unfair perspective, and I had to face my feelings for Bright every single day.Dante was right when he said I still had feelings for Bright. He was right, and I wasn’t able to accept it. Dante sensed it —he
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-21Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 41
SophiaEverything happened too fast, and now my mind had to work twice as hard to process what had happened. My decisions were still random, unplanned, and then the feeling of uncertainty and confusion struck both my mind and body.The tea kettle was whistling, producing a sharp, constant sound, but I didn’t turn it off. I didn’t feel like doing it or moving at all. I just stared at it, as if in that noise I could find answers or at least a bit of mental peace. My chest rose and fell heavily, processing every second we had spent physically united. It had been so intense and exquisite, but the greatness of what we shared also carried a heavy weight on my shoulders.Yes, Bright and I had made love.It wasn’t just sex. I felt it in the way he kissed me, touched me, whispered my name. It was more than a physical impulse. It was like opening a door we had both kept closed out of fear of what we’d find behind it. A door I had locked with a bolt out of fear.Bright entered the kitchen. Insta
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-22Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 42
SophiaThe storm had passed a few days ago. Things between Bright and me weren’t bad, but they didn’t feel comfortable either at least not for me.He tried to start conversations whenever we were close, but we hadn’t brought up what had happened between us. I was grateful he hadn’t said a word about it, but that didn’t mean he didn’t want to. I could see it in his eyes, but he was giving me space.I really liked what happened between us again. Every time it happened, it surpassed the last. Now I understand why the women Bright had slept with had fallen so deeply for him: because Bright had a touch that was hard to forget. His damned mouth was enchanted with the most powerful love spell.Ever since I closed the door behind Bright that morning, I knew some things couldn’t be undone. I was left alone on the same couch where we’d shared such an intimate and complicated moment, feeling empty. Not empty of emotions, but of direction. I didn’t know where to go or what to do with the mix of g
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-23Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 43
BrightNo matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get her out of my head. No matter how much I fought it, her name wandered through my mind all the time, causing me emotional turmoil. I didn’t know how to go back to what we used to be because everything had changed between us forever.Sophia.Her name slips into my mind during every moment of silence and sneaks into my thoughts even when I’m in the middle of a meeting with the pack. Her laugh, the way she frowns when something bothers her, the sparkle in her eyes when she tries to appear strong and fails… all of that haunts me. It disgusted me to think about her so much because I was never like this. This wasn’t me. I never liked feeling anything, but the more I tried to erase her from my mind, the more the feeling clung to my heart.Since that night, her image has become a constant echo within me. Something unforgettable. And even though we haven’t truly spoken since then, her presence hasn’t left me. She was tattooed on my skin without
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-24Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 44
SophiaI barely slept, and when I did, it was out of exhaustion, not peace. I had nightmares of Bright and Dante fighting, and the feeling still lingered in my body. I thought it had been real because that’s how it felt. I couldn’t help but think it could actually happen, and I would have to stop it somehow.I still had on the clothes from the day before and my hair was tangled from all the tossing and turning. Every sound, every creak of the wooden house startled me. I kept imagining Bright pounding on the door again, asking if I was okay… suspecting, maybe even already knowing, that there was something I was hiding from him.And he was right. Bright wasn’t stupid. He could tell what I was thinking without even looking at me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m an open book or because he knew me so well that he could just sense it.Dante had left after breaking that vase, leaving me alone with trembling hands, a shattered heart, and guilt written all over me. I didn’t know what to do. I
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-25Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 45
SophiaThe silence at home felt more uncomfortable than ever because I was alone with my thoughts. I didn’t know solitude could make me overthink so much, but I guess being terrified about Bright made everything heavier.Although, in truth, I wasn’t completely alone.My parents were here, just as Bright had promised. He spoke to them before leaving for the border, and, as always, his word was enough. My mother settled in the kitchen as if the world wasn’t falling apart, and my father sat in his usual armchair, flipping through the same newspaper from days ago as if he didn’t notice his daughter was falling apart right before his eyes.The guards outside were the only thing that broke the illusion of normalcy, though I’d been living with them for several days now. I knew there were at least four werewolves stationed around the house. I saw them when I arrived, I felt their footsteps at night, and I heard their low murmurs when they communicated through their earpieces. It was a subtle,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-26Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 46
SophiaMy mother was cooking in silence, and my father was flipping through the newspaper for the fifth time. I felt like a leaf floating in the middle of a storm directionless, powerless, out of control. Uncertainty loomed over me, and all I could think about were Bright’s words in that letter.I had spent the whole day avoiding the envelope Bright had sent me. It was left in plain sight on the kitchen table, but I didn’t dare to open it until hours later. When I finally did, Bright’s handwriting was neatly written on the page, filled with heartfelt words."I love you, Sophia, and I sent you this note in the form of a letter to tell you that. I don’t consider myself the most romantic person in the world, but I wanted to send a note like in the old days. Take care. With love, Bright."When I finished reading it, I pressed the letter to my chest, sighing and thinking. But eventually left the envelope on the table. My parents didn’t touch it, but I could tell they wanted to.It was beau
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-27Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 47
SophiaI knew that guilt would come knocking at the door of my heart, but I never thought it would weigh as heavily as it did. I couldn't stop thinking about it. What I was doing was wrong. I wasn't referring to Dante himself, but to bringing him home to stay with me for a few days. He insisted on staying to protect me. I said no, but he was very persistent about it.Ever since Dante had moved into the house, everything seemed to move faster than I could process. We slept together. We had breakfast together. He talked about future plans while I could barely concentrate on the present.And now, three days after Bright had left for that mission with part of the pack, I found myself putting away the breakfast cups with Dante, trying to force a smile when I heard the sound of the front door suddenly opening.I froze.Dante kept talking, unaware of the panic beginning to boil under my skin.The door opened completely, and I saw him walk in, looking tired and upset. He seemed to have troubl
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Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 57
SophiaI was furious with my brother for asking me to take the company papers to Bright. I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to face him again. I couldn’t do it. To be honest, I did want to see him, to be near him, but it was so uncomfortable that it made me want to run from his presence. I went anyway. Bright wasn’t at the company, so the idea of going to his new apartment had made me nervous ever since James asked me that morning. That’s what he wanted me to do.I refused. James knew what had happened between Bright and me, and I didn’t want to go."Take them to him, Sophia. It’s urgent. He needs to sign them today." James said it firmly, but his eyes, as always, seemed to know more than his words let on."But..." I tried to protest."Sophia, we’ve been arguing about this for ten minutes. Can you just set your personal issues aside and do what I’m asking? I’m busy, I have a meeting soon, and I don’t have time to go myself. You need to be responsible."I sighed. He was right, but I di
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SophiaI had overdue work to finish and a pile of papers on my desk that I needed to go through. Since Mom stopped working on doctor’s orders, Dad asked me to take care of her responsibilities so she could rest peacefully. Mom would return to work soon, but in the meantime, I was the one who had to handle everything. It was a lot of responsibility, and I wanted to do it right so my parents would see they could trust me with the company.But I was tired. Especially that day. I felt exhausted. I’d slept very little, my mind tangled up with the photos, the message, the fear of feeling watched. James made sure my parents didn’t suspect what was going on with me. He told them it would be a good idea for me to stay with them for a while so I could be close to Mom, caring for her and giving her affection. Mom was thrilled to have me at the house, so I didn’t feel like a burden.Dad didn’t like the idea of having more than six werewolves guarding the house all day, but James told him it was p
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BrightI was at the apartment I rented. After several days of wandering and sleeping in my office at the company, I had no choice but to move out of there. I couldn't turn my office into my bedroom at the same time. I needed a place with my comfort.I placed the electric kettle on the counter and plugged it in, but I got a message from James that caught my attention. I felt the urgency in his words and knew I’d have to leave soon to meet him. I also knew this wasn’t just any meeting.I thought it might be about the pack. Something had happened. Maybe someone new had disappeared. Just the thought gave me a headache. This crap couldn’t go on forever.“Come to the office. I need to talk to you. It’s urgent, Bright.”No jokes. No casual tone. Just the authority of the Alpha and the weight of something I didn’t yet understand. I replied that I was on my way. I changed clothes, got my car from the parking lot, and headed to his house. He was waiting for me there.I got there in less than fi
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SophiaIt had been a long time since I’d slept peacefully. I didn’t know if it was because I had left the house where Bright’s memories consumed me, or because, after so long, I finally felt like I was in a real home. I had always loved my parents’ house and loved living there. I have always enjoyed it. But I got married, and started my own life, and everything changed for me. Then I got separated. After that, I came back one night after being threatened by strangers.And there I was. Lying on my old bed, in my old room, in the house of my childhood. I felt calm because my parents’ house had top-level security, and I had asked two werewolves to guard the house from the car. But my peace was shattered when I heard a desperate scream.It was my father’s voice. Something was wrong.My calm vanished in a second. My first thought was that someone had broken into the house to attack us. I couldn’t stay there if my parents were in danger.I jumped out of bed like I’d been sprung by a coil an
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SophiaI knew that staying locked in the meeting room and waiting for everyone to arrive was going to drive me crazy. Bright’s cologne mixed with Dante’s scented the room and haunted me like ghosts.I stood up slowly, picked up my folder, pretended I needed to review some documents, and walked out of the room without saying a word. There was no one to pretend for anyway. They had left me alone there. I walked down the hallway in silence, greeting the floor receptionist with a slight nod.“Miss Sophia, I left an envelope that just arrived at the company. It’s for you. It’s on your desk.”I felt annoyed.“Call me Miss, Daniela. I’m a single woman,” I reminded her, feeling humiliated.“I’m sorry, Miss,” she apologized with a smile.I entered my office and closed the door behind me. Forcing smiles was going to be a hard task that day.I leaned against the door for a moment. I felt sheltered in my office, away from everyone else. But I wasn’t that far from Bright, because his office was ri
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SophiaMy mind could only focus on one thing: the way Bright grabbed his papers and walked out of the room as soon as Dante sat down.The silence continued pulsing in the room, where only the two of us were, waiting to see who would be the first to speak after a long while.But I really didn’t know how much time had passed. Maybe minutes. Maybe an eternity. Who knows? I lost touch with reality, traveling deep into a loop of endless thoughts.Dante didn’t say anything else. He sat in one of the chairs, crossed one leg over the other, and pulled his phone out of his pocket, checking messages as if it wasn’t worth talking to me anymore. I didn’t blame him. I didn’t even know if I was worth talking to. But there was a weight on my chest, the pressure of feeling his resentment toward me. I think he stayed in the room out of politeness, so as not to be rude like Bright was, but that didn’t mean Dante wanted to be there with me.He was probably hoping everyone would show up soon and this wou
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SophiaThe werewolves accompanied me to the company to protect me. As usual.Since Bright had left the house and I didn’t have much to do, I asked my parents to get my office at the company ready so I could be responsible for my work there. I didn’t want to stay locked up at home for too long, afraid that someone might kidnap me. I felt more comfortable in the company of my people than alone at home. Yes, there were werewolves guarding me, but nothing in the world could take away the loneliness that was crushing me.But to be honest, I don’t think I left the house every morning just to avoid feeling lonely. I did it to be near Bright because I knew he was going to be at the company. Unfortunately for me, I’ve hardly seen him. He spent all his time in his office and rarely came out, and when he did, I didn’t say anything because I couldn’t find the words. He didn’t even look at me. It was like I didn’t exist.With every step I took down the deserted hallways, the sound of my heels echo
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SophiaSince I woke up that morning, two days after Bright left home, I felt nervous. I knew something strange or bad was going to happen to me that day. When I picked up my phone from the nightstand and saw a message, I had the same feeling. Uncertainty ran through my veins, and I couldn’t help but reply to the person who sent it.An hour later, barely having had breakfast, I asked two pack members to escort me to my parents' company and had the rest stay and watch over my house. I didn’t like giving that kind of order to my pack, but James insisted they be there to protect me. The wolves did it gladly, and I always rewarded them with hot meals, and by letting them shower at my place and leave their things there. Truth be told, I’d done it more often since Bright left. The house felt damn empty without him there with me.I got out of the car, and both wolves accompanied me inside the company building for my safety, but I asked them to stay in the lobby so I could handle my business i
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SophiaThere was no one with me at home because I rejected Dante’s offer to come see me after Bright left the house and didn’t return.I couldn’t allow myself to see Dante in my home, and I didn’t have the energy for it either. But my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. I had been awake for hours —or rather, sleepless— sitting on the living room couch, wrapped in a blanket that couldn’t keep me warm. I kept searching for answers about where Bright could be right now.Was he with some girl? Did he sleep with someone else?Something inside my chest screamed it. I could feel it. The pressure in my chest wouldn’t let me think. Every second reaffirmed just how badly I had acted for not making up my mind in time. Really, all of this began when I married Bright. I should’ve never agreed to marry him. I went too far, and when I realized it, I had already hit the gas and jumped off the cliff, dragging someone with me.Bright.The early morning sky turned gray. Another storm was coming.Bright ha
