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Chapter 9—Silence
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2025-02-10 20:33:33Willow sat in the cold, damp cell, her back pressed against the stone wall.
The air smelled of mildew and blood—her own, she realized distantly. The cuffs around her wrists had bitten into her skin from her earlier attempts to break free. She wasn’t fighting anymore. There was nothing to fight against. Nothing was happening. Just silence. It stretched through the room, thick and suffocating, pressing in from every side. It was the kind of silence that made the world feel distant. Unreal. The kind that made her feel like she didn’t exist at all. The door creaked open. She didn’t flinch. She didn’t even look up. She already knew who it was. It was him. The one who had taken her, the one who watched her like she was a puzzle waiting to be solved. He stepped inside with the same casual confidence, his footsteps slow, deliberate. Willow could hear the faint rustle of his clothing, the controlled cadence of his breathing. He wasn’t in a rush. Because he had already won. She hated that thought. She hated that she was starting to believe it. He exhaled through his nose, something close to amusement. “You’re not even going to ask why I’m here?” Willow finally lifted her head, her green eyes sharp despite the exhaustion weighing down her body. “I already know,” she said. Her voice was steady, but empty. He tilted his head. “Oh?” “You’re going to hurt me.” He smiled faintly. “Not quite.” Then he raised his hand. And everything changed. Willow felt it the moment it happened. A crack. A severing. One second, Theo was there—distant but real. She could feel him, even through the haze. The mate bond was weak, but it was still something. Then— Nothing. The air was ripped from her lungs. Her stomach plummeted. The bond didn’t just fade. It was cut off. Like someone had slammed a door shut between them, sealing her inside an empty, lightless room. Theo was gone. She couldn’t feel him. Couldn’t reach for him. And worse—he couldn’t reach for her. Willow gasped sharply, her chest caving in on itself. “No,” she whispered. The leader lowered his hand, his expression unreadable. “You feel it, don’t you?” Willow couldn’t speak. Couldn’t move. Theo. He’s going to lose his mind. Her heart ached. Because she knew. She knew exactly what was happening on the other end of that bond. Theo was feeling it right now—the sudden loss, the emptiness, the panic. He would be searching for her, reaching for her. And he would find nothing. He would think she was gone. Theo. Atlas. The storm that was already inside him was about to become something catastrophic. She pressed her trembling lips together, squeezing her eyes shut. “I’m sorry, Theo.” But she barely had time to grieve. Because the second the bond disappeared— She remembered. It came in a rush. A flood of images, thoughts, emotions. Too much. Too fast. Her head snapped back against the stone wall as her past slammed into her. A forgotten life. A bloodline hidden in shadow. A name whispered in reverence and fear. She saw herself. But not the woman she had been yesterday. Not the Luna of the Onyx Pack. No. She saw something more. Something ancient. Something powerful. Flashes of faces she should have remembered—voices, places, a history that had been stolen from her. Willow gasped, her fingers digging into the stone floor, her entire body burning from the inside out. She remembered. She remembered. And she knew exactly who she was. He watched her quietly, patiently. Waiting. Because he knew. This had been the plan all along. She lifted her head slowly, her breathing uneven, her green eyes glowing. “I remember,” she whispered. His lips curled slightly. “Good.” And then, for the first time in years, Willow spoke her true name. The name the world had long since forgotten. The name that had been buried beneath lies. The name that had the power to change everything.
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