Mag-log in54ISABELLAThe vision shattered as suddenly as it came.Air slammed back into my lungs.I stumbled backward, nearly dropping the clay pot as the garden snapped back into focus around me. The scent of damp earth and flowers hit me all at once, but my heartbeat was still trapped somewhere inside that memory.The warmth of her hands still lingered against my chest like phantom heat.Lila rushed toward me immediately. “My lady?”I blinked rapidly, trying to steady myself.The Seer didn’t move.She simply watched me with an expression far too unsurprised for my liking.“What… was that?” I whispered.The Seer sighed heavily before lowering herself onto the stone bench nearby.“A vision.”I swallowed hard.“That’s not possible.”“It clearly is.”I stared at her.“She was there,” I said shakily. “My mother was there.”Something flickered across the Seer’s face then.“You’ll get more of them,” she said quietly.The words made my stomach twist.“More?”She nodded once.“The deeper your magic a
53ISABELLA My heart nearly stopped.Ravena’s father stood unbothered near the stone entrance, his sharp eyes locked on the place where the spell had vanished. For one horrible second, nobody spoke.Then the Seer rounded on me.“If you want me to continue teaching you,” she snapped, “then you will do exactly as I say.”Heat rushed into my face immediately.“I was doing exactly what you said,” I shot back, clutching the book tightly against my chest. “I was reading it.”The Seer’s pale eyes narrowed dangerously.“You were reading with intent.”I frowned. “What’s that supposed to mean?”“You weren’t studying the spell.” She stepped closer, lowering her voice. “You intended to use it.”I opened my mouth, then closed it again.Because she was right.I hadn’t just been curious.The second I saw the bonding spell, desperation had taken over. Some part of me had hoped there was a way to weaken the mate bond before it destroyed whatever sanity I had left.The Seer exhaled sharply through her
52ISABELLA“I was just about to come to you,” I said as they approached. “Rohan invited her to come.” Lila lowered her voice to say.The mate bond reacted instantly, heat curling beneath my ribs like it approved of the information. I hated that my body reacted to him before my mind even caught up.In the background he was this helpful guardian angel.But really saw me as his nemesis.The Seer moved stiffly near the fountain, her milky dress flowing around her thin frame as the morning breeze swept through the courtyard. A rough sack bag hung over one shoulder, clutched tightly in her wrinkled fingers. Her pale eyes darted across the packhouse grounds constantly, like she expected wolves to leap and attack at any second.Honestly, maybe she wasn’t wrong.She looked tense enough to bolt.I walked toward her slowly. “You don’t need to look so worried. This is a safe space.”The Seer frowned so deeply the lines on her face sharpened.“Safe?” she echoed dryly.The way she said the word m
51ISABELLA“I can heal you, it will only take a second,” I said, unable to watch him struggle in pain.“I’d rather suffer than let someone like you touch me,” he spat and I rubbed my temples, feeling a pang there. “You just killed a man without breaking a sweat, isn’t your moral compass off?” I countered.“There’s no way you can compare this to what you did to our baby!” He roared, his eyes glowing dangerously.Subconsciously, I took a step back. And it wasn’t just from fear, but the hurt I could hear in his voice. Maybe the bond between us intensified every emotion.His mind was already made up, hell he would rather be in pain than let me help him though he risked his life to save me.Classic Rohan. A complicated subject.“Thanks for helping.” I said finally, rubbing my wrists where the chains once were.I walked away from him but we were still bonded.I wondered if he felt it too or maybe he was way too angry to feel it.The fantasy of the bond died when I got married. He was my
50ISABELLAThe atmosphere had changed with the scent of blood in the air. I could see the gruesome looks of the men, despite their numbers they were reasonable to see Rohan was a threat.“A wolf who supports witches is worse than them,” the leader spat, reuniting the fire. If he wasn’t amongst them, maybe I could have gotten through to them. He was the venom that poisoned the rest of the crew. “Lander,” he said looking at one of his comrades who held chains. “Let’s teach him a lesson. The rest of you hold the witch as leverage.”Two of them walked slowly toward Rohan while the rest stayed by my side.."Don't move, witch!" one hissed, his breath hot against my ear.The other two lunged at Rohan. I watched, breathless and terrified, as the men engaged in combat. Rohan took them easily, matching their strikes and attacks. He didn't even shift; he didn't need to. He was on defense attacking only when he saw a chance, but it was clear to see with time they would lose against him.The t
CHAPTER 49- United in GriefISABELLAMy powers must have given me heightened senses because I caught every movement. My eyes darted between them.Five against one. Even one-on-one would be an unfair fight.They were large men, their shoulders broad and each held a different weapon. Strange weapons, nothing like swords, more of chains, wooden bats and others I couldn’t name."Please let me go," I said, my voice surprisingly steady. I held my hands out in front of me, my fingers twitching. "I don’t want any trouble. Just let me go back to the packhouse."A low, guttural laugh rippled through the circle. The man who had lured me here—the one who had wept for a dying daughter—straightened his back. The faux-desperation had vanished, replaced by a cold, predatory sneer."Trouble?" he mocked, his voice echoing off the trees. "Look around you, witch. You aren't the one who causes trouble here. We are the danger."I watched them closely. They shifted their stance, closing in around me, cuttin
7It didn’t make sense.How could he easily say those flirtatious words after he left so abruptly the other night the moment he saw my face clearly? Why did he look almost… disappointed?“Sir,” I managed, unsure how to address him now.He was still standing at the door, light from the hallway cutti
8- PerceptionROHANI had a crush on Isabella long before I knew what the word meant.She had a good heart. She had always been shy, but she was the type who drew attention whether she wanted it or not.She was the only daughter of Alpha Vladmir of Crystal Pack, and our parents were close.It was i
9ISABELLA In the silence, my anger wavered leaving my chest hollow. I believed it resonated with the fact there was some sense in what he said. Anyone with his view would have the same cruel words and there I was again feeling bile rise at the back of my throat.My body was coated in shame and t
19ISABELLA“We… shouldn't be doing this.” I muttered in between biting and sucking tentatively on his lips.A part of my mind knew what we were doing was wrong but here, in the dark with only him on me… the rest of my mind was satisfied with the outcome.And when his tongue settled at the back of







