LOGINKAEL POV
The investigation room had become my second home. I spent most of my time there, I was more invested in catching Christine's real enemy this time.
While the ene
CHRISTINEThe words settled heavily between us. I stared at Kael and he stared right back.Neither of us moved.The hand he had braced against the door remained there, completely blocking my exit.It was infuriating."You don't get to interrogate me."His expression didn't change. "You collapsed.""And I'm awake.""Barely."I folded my arms. "Still none of your business."I could see the annoyance building up already. At the moment, I didn't particularly care."What exactly do you want from me?" I asked."The truth."I laughed once, the laugh was short and humorless."The truth about what?""You tell me."That answer irritated me even more and my jaw tightened.The room suddenly felt too small, quiet and personal and that thought dragged my attention back to where I was.I was in one of his rooms in his private residence, not an office or a guest suite or even a medical facility but his space.I need to leave as soon as possible, I'm not meant to be here, it's only going to complicat
CHRISTINE POVThe door closed behind them and silence immediately returned to the room.For several seconds, I simply stood there staring at the empty doorway.Then I exhaled slowly.“Well,that was awkward.” I muttered. A few minutes ago, I had been trying to figure out where I was and why I had woken up in a stranger's room.Now I had somehow become an unwilling participant in what looked suspiciously like a relationship argument.I rubbed my forehead and walked toward the large window overlooking Moonfall.The city stretched beneath me looking beautiful, busy, alive with nothing like the strange heaviness sitting inside my chest.My thoughts drifted back to what had just happened.Stephanie had walked into the room looking furious and then Kael had appeared.The second he saw her, he'd taken her away without any hesitation or explanation.He just grabbed her hand and left.A snort escaped me. "Well... somebody is definitely in trouble."The thought should have amused me but instea
KAELI was already moving before Darius finished speaking.The hallway seemed longer than usual.Every instinct I possessed was suddenly alert.Stephanie showing up unexpectedly was bad enough and she showing up while Christine was unconscious and waking up in my private residence was significantly worse.My wolf growled low inside my head. I know this won't end well, not even remotely.I pushed open the door without bothering to knock.The scene that greeted me immediately told me everything.Christine stood near the center of the room while Stephanie stood several feet away and neither woman looked happy.In fact, the atmosphere was so tense it felt like lightning had already struck and everyone was simply waiting for the thunder.I felt relieved when I saw Christine standing, she looked better than last night.Christine's arms were folded tightly across her chest while Stephanie's expression was cold.The moment Stephanie saw me, something flashed through her eyes.It was relief,
KAELI didn't sleep properly last night. I tried to but I was genuinely worried about Christine. At some point during the night, I had even gone back to my office and forced myself to look through reports, investigation files and border security updates.None of it worked because every few minutes, my attention drifted to the room down the hall where Christine.The healer I called over had assured me multiple times that her condition was stable but that didn't stop me from checking.The city outside was already awake when my phone vibrated across the desk.I glanced at the screen, it was Nathan calling. My jaw tightened slightly before I answered. "Nathan."The response came immediately. "Kael."Something in his voice made me straighten, he sounded terrible, exhausted, tense and worried.The kind of worries that sat deep in a person's bones."What happened?" I asked and he paused for a while before throwing a question. "Have you seen Christine?"I leaned back in my chair and allowe
CHRISTINE POVI woke up slowly.It was not the kind of waking that came with panic or sudden awareness. This one felt heavier, like my body had been pulled up from somewhere deep underwater and wasn’t fully sure it had returned yet.For a few seconds, I didn’t move and just listened and I heard nothing. My lashes fluttered open gradually and the first thing I noticed was the air.It smelled filtered and was almost sterile, but not hospital sterile. There was something else underneath it like wood and something masculine I couldn’t place immediately.My fingers shifted slightly against the fabric beneath me, it felt too soft.I frowned before I even fully sat up.This wasn’t my bed and my body tightened at the realization. Slowly, I pushed myself upright.My muscles felt stiff, like I had been asleep for too long or under too much strain. I blinked a few times, forcing my vision to adjust.The room came into view and my eyes scanned the entire space. Everything inside the space look
CHRISTINE . “Maybe, the bracelet was the problem. It's an old gift from my supposed mate so it could be triggering the mate bond. “Nathan exhaled slowly, like he was forcing himself to stay controlled. “It’s not the problem, Christine.”I let out a short laugh that had no humor in it. “Then what is it?”He didn’t answer immediately, and that hesitation irritated me more than anything else.I folded my arms tighter. “It started after it arrived, I was fine before that.”Nathan shook his head firmly.“No, you weren’t fine, you were just quiet.”He sounded like I had simply been existing instead of breaking slowly.I stepped forward. “So now I’m breaking loudly?”“That’s not what I said.”“But that’s what you mean.”His jaw tightened. “This isn’t about noise or timing, the bracelet didn’t create anything. It only triggered what was already there.”I froze slightly at that because I hated how much sense it made but still, I refused to accept it.“Then I’ll just throw it away,” I said su







