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53 Rage Baiting.

Author: Jenne Lopes
last update publish date: 2026-02-27 15:37:10
Sera

I opened my right eye.

Taya was staring at my face. Her confident smile faltered. She watched the bleeding stop. She saw my nose straighten.

"What are you doing?" Taya demanded. Her voice wavered for a fraction of a second.

I did not answer. I bucked my hips upward. I used every ounce of strength I had left in my core.

Taya lost her balance. She pitched forward, her hands hitting the dirt next to my head to catch herself.

I shoved her heavy chest off me. I scrambled out from under her legs.
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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    476 Be Quiet

    Sera"Runa," her mother whispered harshly. "Wake up." The girl stirred under Ilse's urgent grip, pulling herself out of dreamless sleep. Her fingers tightened on the little carved bird in her hand. "What...what's happening?" she mumbled. Ilse's hands shook her, hard. "Shh. Quiet, Runa, quiet!" Something was very wrong.From outside came strange noises...men's shouts, the splinter of wood, a dog howling in terror. A scream ripped through the night, echoing in the darkness...and was cut off.It was the sound of death. I knew it. She did not.The girl heard them and I felt her go stiff. Her mother was already up, moving soundlessly to her father. He went to the shutter and pulled it open just enough to look out, one eye pressed to the gap. Ilse waited, her face a mask of fear."What is it?" she whispered when he didn't move. "Torvald?"He closed the shutter and turned to her. "Bandits," he said shortly. "They're burning the houses."Ilse gasped. The girl had no breath left to gasp. Fi

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    475 She Was Safe

    Sera"Solva's parsnip patch got trampled today," Ilse said with a sigh, passing a steaming wooden bowl to Torvald. "Some boys, playing at wolves."Torvald chuckled, stirring his stew with a carved wooden spoon. "Probably Wicket's fault. That boy's got energy to burn."Runa grinned, slurping stew. "He's not a boy. He's my best friend." Torvald laughed. "Well, your friend Wicket led the pack, then." He winked at her and Runa giggled.The girl dipped her spoon, lifted it...and hesitated. Her gaze flicked to her apron pocket. A small smile played on her lips. Runa turned to her parents."Oh, look what Wicket found today!" She pulled the bleached bone from her pocket and set it on the table with a soft clack. The tallow light glinted off her father's knife as he cut a slice of bread.Ilse peered at the bone. "It's a rabbit femur. Or maybe a hare."Torvald picked it up, turning it over in his hand. "Hmm. Too big for a rabbit. I'd say it's a fox femur.""I don't think so," Ilse said. "Fox f

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    474 Lying Runa

    Sera"Runa!" her mother barked, whirling on her the moment she crossed the threshold. "Where have you been all day? I told you to finish that hide!" Flames danced in the hearth behind her, casting day and night together in her furious face.The girl stuttered, "I... I was out helping Wicket look for his dog..."Her mother cut her off. "I saw Wicket's dog tied up in his yard this afternoon, Runa. I know you lied to me."Runa glanced down at the bone in her apron pocket, her proof that Wicket had been with her. But it wasn't proof of what she said. She had no words left.Her mother stepped closer, her soot-stained hands flexing. "You lied to me, child. You disobeyed. And left that hide unfinished. There'll be consequences for that."The girl's heart pounded, her mouth gone dry. She swallowed hard. "I'm sorry...""Not sorry enough." Her mother spun back to the pot bubbling on the hearth. "You'll finish that hide tomorrow. And then I'll decide what else you've earned."Runa felt her throa

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    473 Hesper's Bakery

    Sera"Wicket?" Runa said after a while. "Do you think... Hesper's baking bread today?""Do you think?" he said cruelly. "Of course she's baking bread. What else does she do?""She could be ill," Runa said. "She could be... I don't know, asleep.""Asleep?" Wicket's laugh was scornful. "Hesper never sleeps. She bakes bread. That's what she does."I felt the girl's heart beat a little faster. "I think I'm hungry," she said."Me too." Wicket grinned. "Come on."The bread oven was a squat wooden building with a tall brick chimney. Smoke curled up from it lazily. The door was propped open, and I could smell the fresh bread baking inside, sweet and warm.Runa and Wicket hesitated, then crept closer. I heard Hesper's voice murmuring inside the oven. "... need more flour... too much salt..."Runa put her head around the open door. "Mrs. Hesper? Hello?""Ah!" The old woman's voice was sharp. "Runa! Wicket! What do you want?""Nothing," Runa said. "We just happened to be passing.""Well, don't h

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    472 I Don't Want It

    Sera"Runa! Runa!" A boy's voice called out from the yard gate. I felt her hands pause in their work, her fingers sticky with tallow as she scraped the hide stretched over the tanning frame. She turned her head towards the perky voice, a grin already forming on her young face."Wicket?" she called back. "What're you up to?""Come see!" His voice was lively, full of excitement. "And hurry!""Can't. Mother needs me to finish this hide.""Aw, that's boring! Come on, it'll just take a minute. I found something amazing!"I sensed her body tingle with the thrill of his words, the urge to abandon her chores and run after him. Her mother's voice cut through the air from inside the house."Runa! Where are you? You better not be talking to that boy again!"I felt Runa tense, her cheeks flush hot with guilt. "I'm right here, Mama!" she called back, trying to keep her voice steady. "Just checking the fence posts.""See that you finish that hide! I'll be checking on you!"Runa let out a frustrated

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    471 Wrong Body

    Sera"Runa! Come take this mop, child!""Coming!" The girl's voice rang out, high and cheerful. She hefted the bucket and continued across the yard. I tried to stop her feet, make her stumble, set the bucket down. No response. My mind raced in terrified circles as I stared out through her eyes at the timbers of the house looming ahead. "Mind you don't spill it, now," the woman called from the doorway. "I just cleaned those floors."The girl nodded, but said nothing. Frustration knotted in my throat. Why couldn't anyone see me, hear me?With deft hands Runa grasped the handle the woman handed out, and the heavy mop sloshed in its bucket. I strained to still those small brown fingers. They tightened their grip as if to spite me.The woman vanished into the house without a backward glance. The girl started to mop, the rough head dragging across worn planks. I was forced to watch.I was dragged back inside, Runa's hunger overriding my own desires. At the table the woman set down wooden

  • 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 updateLast Updated : 2026-03-17

  • My 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 updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05

  • My 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 updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05

  • My 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 updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05
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