تسجيل الدخولIt was a heavy pill to swallow.A new day had dawned but my mind was still set on the past.I could recall I had visited Alpha Clinton who warned me about Rohan.Maybe there was a reason behind his warnings maybe there wasn't.But Rohan wasn't the type of man that made those type of things easy.I had gone through it over and over in my head, I wasn't a threat he wouldn't want me dead.Plus the fact of how he reacted when he found out about the miscarriage.If he was behind the attack he should know I didn't kill my baby or maybe he blamed himself for it.There were too many complexities and it made my head hurt.A knock sounded at my door and I let out a breath, my body cracking as I forced my self off the mattress.I already knew who it was.“Come in, Lila.”The door creaked open and Lila stepped inside pushing a silver trolley. Breakfast sat arranged neatly on the top shelf while folded clothes, and other supplies were at the bottom.She gave me a cautious look immediately.“Good m
57ISABELLAISABELLA“He’s lying.”The words left my mouth instantly.The man tied to the tree coughed out another mouthful of blood before lifting his swollen face toward me.“I’m not lying,” he rasped painfully. “I never met the client in person.”He kept speaking but my brain refused to process the words.“There’s some kind of misunderstanding,” I snapped immediately. “That’s not possible.”Why would Rohan hire men to kill me? He came to the hospital after I regained consciousness to make sure I was doing okay.Or to make sure the killers did their job. Another voice thought suspiciously.It couldn’t be a coincidence he was always at the right place at the right time.“Why aren’t you saying anything?” I questioned Bellamy when he remained quiet.“If you’re lying...Bellamy began but the man shook his head.“I’m not,” The man licked blood from his split lip before speaking again. “You should check my phone, the bank message will still be there.”Bellamy’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Wh
56ISABELLAI stared at my hands in horror.“No,” I whispered immediately, shaking my head hard. “No, that’s not possible.”The Seer looked exhausted.Far more exhausted than she had moments ago.“It is.”I pushed myself up too quickly, panic clawing through my chest again. “How would my powers even do that?”The Seer steadied me before I could stumble backward.“Easy,” she muttered darkly. “You were never meant to exist.”The words sent a cold chill racing down my spine.I stared at her.“What does that mean?”She released a tired breath before slowly lowering herself onto the cracked edge of the fountain.“When we first met,” she began carefully, “I was shocked because your scent made no sense.”My pulse quickened.“You smelled like a wolf,” she continued, “but your magic…” Her pale eyes lifted toward me. “Your magic felt ancient. Witch blood. Strong witch blood.”The world suddenly felt very quiet.“You think I’m…” My throat tightened. “A hybrid?”The Seer rubbed at the bluish vein
55ISABELLA I stared at him, completely lost.Rohan was laughing.Not loudly.Not like something was funny.It was darker than that—low and rough, the sound scraping out of his chest like he couldn’t decide whether to be amused or exhausted.Meanwhile my entire world had just collapsed.I tightened my fingers against my sleeve. “Why are you laughing?”Rohan dragged a hand down his face before looking at me again.“So that’s why you’ve been acting strange.”My brows pulled together immediately.“Strange?” I repeated. “Rohan, this is a mate bond.”The words came out sharper than I intended.A mate bond.Not some tiny inconvenience.Not some awkward misunderstanding.This was fate.Soul deep.Life altering.I rubbed my sweaty palms together awkwardly, suddenly feeling stupid standing there while he looked completely unaffected.“Do you think I’m lying?” I asked quietly.Rohan’s expression shifted slightly.Then he shook his head.“No.”Relief almost came for a split second—Until he con
54ISABELLAThe 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
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
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
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







