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91. The familiar stranger 2
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2026-10-09 19:24:42
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Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 120. Alpha's other worries
Draven POVI couldn’t believe she thought I was worried about people’s opinions. But I couldn’t blame her for thinking that. I had hidden her from the entire pack when I learned she was my mate, afraid of what they might do to her or say about an Alpha heir choosing a wolfless female. I had given her every reason to believe I cared more about appearances than about her.Still, some small, foolish part of me wondered if her assumption meant something had changed between us. Maybe she was beginning to believe I wanted her for herself, not because of what the pack expected or what the bond demanded. Maybe she was starting to reconsider me. Us.I watched her weigh my words, her expression difficult to read, before she let out a quiet sigh.“I know things have been all over the place these last few days,” I told her. “It’s not something you need to do right away. But the sooner, the better.”“I don’t know if it’s necessary.”I wanted to insist that it was. The thought of her living with th
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 119. An off day
Layla POV“Aiden, baby, hurry.”It was Sunday morning, and luckily, I was off duty until tomorrow. Draven had just pulled into my driveway and parked outside the building when I opened the front door and stepped out. Aiden was still inside, searching for his football, while Draven got out of the car and slowly shut the door behind him.His expression was unreadable as he started toward me, and I found myself watching him more closely than I intended. Last night, this male had practically begged me to consider giving us another chance. This morning, with his damp hair, the shadow of a two-day beard along his jaw, and that quiet, commanding presence, he looked every inch the Alpha of Arctic Moon.The vulnerability I had glimpsed last night seemed well hidden under the familiar authority in his posture and the steady confidence in his stride.Goddess help me, he was so attractive.The roughness of his beard only seemed to sharpen the lines of his face, while his slightly wet hair made hi
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 118. Yearning and patience
Draven POVI let her pull her hand away, forcing myself not to reach for it again. I had promised to give her time, and I needed to remember that every time she stepped back, every time she reminded me that I no longer had the right to touch her as I once had. But hearing her say she was still going to marry George Hunt cut deeper than I was prepared to deal with. I stood there, trying to keep the hurt from showing on my face, while the thought of her choosing another man settled heavily in my chest.“Layla.”She turned away from me, putting distance between us. “Look, Draven. It’s clear to me now that you and I were never meant to—”“Don’t say it.” I moved toward her before I could stop myself, and she moved farther away. “You’re wrong, Layla.”“I can’t be your mate.” She shook her head, her eyes flashing with emotions I couldn’t begin to untangle. I wanted to pull her into my arms, to hold her until the fear and hurt in her expression eased, but I knew she would push me away. So I
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 117. Guilt by blood 2
The gratitude was real, but it sat uneasily beside everything else I felt. Draven was helping me bring Gordon to justice, and I couldn’t pretend that meant nothing.Still, I knew better than to let one good thing erase years of hurt. Then another part of his statement caught my attention, and I looked up.“What did you mean George will go after him? What did he do to George?”“He drugged him.” Draven glanced away, shame and hurt passing over his face. “On the night of your graduation, he drugged both of you.”The room seemed to grow quieter around us. I had known this. When I woke that morning confused and terrified, unable to understand how I had ended up in that bed with George. I had evrn confronted Gordon, desperate for an explanation, but he had called me a climber and thrown other ugly names at me.He'd looked me in the eye and made me feel as though I were the one who had done something shameful. I had carried that humiliation for years, even while knowing deep down that the tr
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 116. Guilt by blood
Layla POV“Sorry? What does it matter?” I asked.“Everything. Us—”“There is no us, Draven.” It occurred to me that I was saying these words for my benefit. I needed to believe them myself.“Yes, there is.” His voice was firm, but the desperation beneath it was impossible to miss as he moved closer.After everything I had learned about Arctic Moon, I couldn’t stand here and let the sight of Draven’s vulnerability make me forget what his name represented. He was the Alpha of the pack that had taken my home, and no amount of regret could change that.“We’re a family, Layla. It’s too late for us not to be…” He stopped, his jaw working as he struggled to find the words. For a moment, the Alpha who commanded an entire pack seemed unable to make himself understood. “Layla, you have every right to hate me. You can hate me as much as you want, for as long as you need. But our pack’s history? I can’t let that put a permanent wall between us. I will not lose my family over something that happen
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 115. The large envelope
Layla POVDraven stood outside my door in the middle of the night, a large envelope clutched in one hand. I stared at him, wondering what could possibly be so important that he had come all the way here at this hour, especially after I'd ignored his calls for three days. His presence brought back everything I had been trying not to think about, from the kiss we'd shared to the truth I'd learned about his family. "What are you doing here?""I had to see you. Both of you." His eyes searched my face, and for once, it didn't seem like he was here for any other reason but to see me. "I'd like to come in, please."I stepped aside and held the door open, though I wasn't entirely sure I wanted him inside. "Aiden's asleep now," I told him, hoping that would be enough to make him understand that this wasn't a good time.I knew he didn't believe me, though, because even with my weakened senses, I could hear the soft movements coming from the hallway leading to the bedrooms. A moment later, th
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