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162 It’s In Him!
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2026-04-14 22:54:25
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My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 411 Tightening Around His Neck
NadiaWhy do I always have to be the target of your anger? Why can't you just tell me what's really going on instead of guilting me? But I kept those thoughts locked down tight, saying nothing."I... it's fine," I finally said, hearing the exhaustion in my own voice.Lyra went quiet for a long moment. "Thank you," she said softly.I sighed and rubbed my eyes. "You're welcome." The words felt strange on my tongue, forced.There was another long pause before Lyra spoke again. "Will I see you soon?"I nodded, as if she could see me. "I'll come by before work tomorrow morning.""Okay..."We hung in the silence a moment longer, neither of us sure how to close this call. Finally, Lyra took a breath. "Goodnight, cupcake," she said, her voice tender. "I love you."Something about it felt off, and for a moment I couldn't quite place why. I was quiet a beat too long before responding. "I love you too."It was the truth, no matter how bad things had gotten in my own family. I couldn't imagine no
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 410 The Call
NadiaThe phone glowed on my bedside table the moment I sank into the mattress, its pale light cutting through the gloom. I was already on my feet, snatching it up almost instinctively. Lyra's name flared across the screen, and I froze. Speak of the devil.I stood there, watching the phone ring once, twice, before it finally stopped and Lyra's name faded to a missed call. I let the phone fall back onto the table and collapsed onto the bed.I loved Lyra, completely and utterly, but six days of silence had planted a seed of doubt in my mind. I'd begun to wonder if Lyra felt the same way about me. This last fight had been different, rawer than any before. We'd both said things we couldn't take back, things that laid bare the cracks in the facade we'd built around each other. And now the only way I knew she was still breathing was this call, missed because my hand had been too slow.I stared at her name until it blurred, my mind slipping back in time to another night. I'd been at Valdris
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 409 Just Watch Me Fix It
NadiaA long, vertical callus ran up my palm, the skin raised and thickened from holding a pen for hours on end. I stared at it, tracing the lines with my thumb, marveling at the way the crescent moon of my cuticle had grown out to meet it. It was an old habit, this fixation on minute details, and not the first time I'd lost myself in it. Mama called it distraction, Daddy called it a coping mechanism. I called it my sanity."You should have gone with them," he said.I glanced up reflexively, the sound of his voice cracking the spell. He stood as he ever did, rigid and straight, his hands clasped loosely in front of him. A thin line of blood had dried at the corner of his mouth. He didn't seem to notice it was still there.I sighed and turned to face him fully, taking in the haggard lines on his face, the tightness in his shoulders. He fell silent under my gaze, his eyes betraying none of what swirled beneath that impassive surface. I knew better than to take his lack of reaction for i
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 408 Stop Lying To Me
NadiaNobody answered him. Instead Mama turned back to me, her eyes flat and certain, and reached for my arm."No." My voice cracked. "No, don't send me away. Please don't..." I looked between Mama and Father. "Mom, please wait, I..."I looked at my father. "You can't let this happen," I said. "This is your family. Say something."He didn't move toward me. His eyes dropped, and he turned slightly away, like he couldn't hold my gaze, like there was somewhere else in the room he needed to be looking instead.I stood there with my mouth open, nothing coming out. He wasn't going to stop this. He wasn't even going to try.Mama scoffed, a short, ugly sound. "He won't do anything," she said, not even looking at him, like he wasn't worth the effort of turning her head. "He knows better than to try."Father's jaw tightened. He gave her a look I'd never seen on him before, something scornful and raw at once, and then, finally, he crossed to me. His hands landed gently on my shoulders. "Baby," h
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 407 This Is Mine
Nadia"I can't do this anymore, Edran." Mama's words cut through the air, sharp as broken glass.Nobody said anything for a moment. Then Mama zipped the bag shut, picked it up off the bed, and walked past both of us, out of the bedroom. I fell into step behind her, and Father followed a beat later, close enough that I could hear his footsteps on the stairs behind mine. In the kitchen, Mama set the bag down by the door without a word and turned back to face us, Father standing near the table again like he'd never left it at all.I took a stumbling step forward, between them. My hands shook as I held them out, palms up, like I could catch the shards and make the pieces whole again. I opened my mouth to speak, but the words tangled in my throat. I tried again."Please, can we all sit down, talk about this like a family? There's no need for any of us to fight like this." My voice sounded thin and fragile, even to my own ears.Mama whirled on me. "Nadia!" Her tone was a knife's edge.I swa
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 406 Look At Your Father
NadiaFather's face was expressionless as he stared back at her, blood welling at the corner of his mouth where Mama's ring had broken the skin.Neither of them spoke for a beat too long. Then Mama turned and strode out of the kitchen, her skirts swishing around her legs."Mom," I said. Small.She didn't turn back. "I've tried," she said, her voice flat, already halfway down the hall. "And I am done trying."I followed her and found the sound of rustling fabric behind their bedroom door. Mama was already packing a bag, pulling clothes from the wardrobe without bothering to fold them."What are you..." I stopped, taking in what I was seeing. "What are you doing?"She paused, a woolen tunic halfway into the bag. Then she turned to look at me, her eyes red rimmed. "I cannot do this anymore, Nani. I have tried to hold this family together since the night we came home from that cell, and I cannot do it another day.""You can't say that," I protested. "You...""Nani," she said sharply, cutt
My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 09 Talking To No One
SeraNight fell fast, and with it, the temperature plummeted. We had three fires going, but the heat didn't seem to travel more than six inches past the flames. I sat on a log by the middle fire, pulling the wagon fur around my shoulders, shivering so hard my teeth were literally clicking together.
Last Updated : 2026-03-17My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 110 Mechanical Voice
LyraShe ignored me. She dropped to her knees, her hands sliding down to the waistband of my trousers. She shoved her fingers inside the fabric, gripping my hips tight. With one sharp pull, she dragged the pants and my underwear down to my ankles. I stepped out of them, kicking my boots off in the
Last Updated : 2026-04-05My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 113 Monster
Lyra"Tell the girl to step into the room," he said."Leave her out of this," I said. My voice came out as a pathetic, raspy whisper. I cleared my throat, trying to find some spine. "She didn't do anything. It was my idea to come in here.""Tell her to step into the room," he said, his eyes going d
Last Updated : 2026-04-05My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian 111 Aldric Is Back
LyraThe voice didn't belong to Nadia. It didn't belong to me. It came from the metallic object resting directly behind my hip.Nadia froze. She pulled her mouth away from me and yanked her fingers out of my body. She stood up quickly, wiping her wet mouth with the back of her hand, her chest heavi
Last Updated : 2026-04-05
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