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The Burdened Bond Chapter 9
It was late when the gala wrapped up. A light drizzle soaked the Seattle streets."I'll pull the car around from the underground garage. Don't stand in the wind. Give me two minutes." Gavin blocked the cold draft with his shoulder, his voice gentle and careful.I nodded, waiting under the warm glow of the hotel entrance lamps.Before his black car could emerge, a low, vicious engine roar tore through the drizzle.A silver-gray Aston Martin braked with a sharp screech, sliding to a smooth stop right against the curb by my feet.The tinted window rolled down, revealing Tessa's sharp, striking face.She rested one hand on the steering wheel, a faint smirk playing on her lips."Need a ride, Director Vance?""I'm fine, Miss Sterling."I stayed on the curb, my voice calm. "My ride is almost here."Tessa raised an eyebrow, pushed the door open, and stepped out.The fine rain caught on her black coat. Her blonde waves stirred in the night air, bold and commanding as always."I still need to se
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"I understand everything now, Gavin."I looked away and pushed the box with the tie gently back toward him.Gavin snapped his head up. Wild relief and desperate hope flared in his eyes. "Nadia, does that mean we—""That doesn't mean we're getting back together."The words were flat and calm. They froze the air in the booth instantly.Gavin went rigid. The light died from his face, leaving only an ashen pale."Why... Didn't we clear everything up? You know I love you. You know I only did it to keep you safe...""Because the damage was real, Gavin."I cut him off, my voice steady, without a trace of spite. "During those years in the dark, I spent countless nights hating myself for being broken. Every time you shoved me away, every cruel word you threw in my face in public, it branded into my bones. Knowing you had no choice doesn't make the scars vanish."I stood up, picking up my trench coat and handbag."You protected me, but you broke me, too. I need time. I can't just act like nothin
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"Let go."I looked down at the white-knuckled grip on my wrist, my voice ice cold. "Mr. Silverthorne, do I need to call cruise security?"Gavin flinched as if burned by white-hot steel. He had no choice but to loosen his fingers, inch by inch.The look in his eyes threatened to drown him whole."I won't force you..." His throat moved with difficulty. "Just don't vanish from my world again. Please."I gave him no second glance, turning on my heel and stepping through the weather door.Early the next morning, the cruiser docked.I skipped the farewell reception entirely and took the earliest non-stop flight back to Manhattan.The frantic pace of the high-rises slowly pushed the bitter memories aside.On my third afternoon back at hedge fund headquarters, the front desk buzzed my private line directly."Partner Vance, there is a gentleman from Seattle in the private cafe downstairs." My assistant's tone was cautious. "He said if you don't go down, he will wait right there until this entir
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Three years later, early winter in Alaskan waters was freezing.The massive commercial cruiser cut through the drift ice."Partner Vance, the fleet from Seattle's Silverthorne syndicate has entered the main channel. The hosts need you on the top deck to sign off on the risk assessment."My assistant's voice came through my earpiece.I closed my tablet and straightened my tailored suit jacket.Three years on Wall Street had stripped away every trace of weakness.I was now the youngest risk management partner at a premier Manhattan hedge fund.Adaptive noise-canceling chips were implanted in my ears. Combined with long-acting scent blockers developed in Manhattan, low-frequency vibrations and feral Alpha auras could no longer touch me.I pushed open the heavy weather door to the observation deck. A tall, familiar figure stood right in front of me.Three years had passed. Gavin looked fully in command of his empire now. He was sharp in black, his jawline more severe than before, radiating
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"Why the hell is she in New York? Who cleared her to leave?!"Gavin grabbed his Beta by the collar. Dark gold flared in his eyes.The Beta turned pale as death and dropped his gaze. "Her transfer... the system automatically canceled it this morning. Nadia booked an expedited route. We couldn't intercept her!""Then scramble the private jets and intercept her! Lock down every ground terminal in Manhattan!"Gavin spat out the order, grabbed his keys, and bolted out the door.Inside his chest, his inner wolf snarled and battered against his ribs. The bond was violently severing from her side, sending blinding agony straight down his spine.He tore through the streets, speeding all the way to the Vance estate.The front door swung open. Nadia's mother, Mrs. Vance, stood on the threshold."Gavin?" Seeing his bloodshot eyes and cold sweat, Mrs. Vance looked surprised. "What are you doing here? Isn't today the corporate signing at headquarters?""Where is Nadia?" Gavin forced down his ragged
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The laughter on the deck died instantly.Dozens of eyes locked onto me, heavy with judgment and cheap amusement.My knuckles turned white around my glass. My heart hammered in my throat.Gavin stood dead center in the ballroom, an amber scotch in hand. His eyes flicked across the floor, barely brushing my pale face.He stayed silent for three long seconds."Cut the crap," he said.His voice was dead, cold as the sea wind. It cut clean across the deck. "Our families have ties. The elders told me to watch out for her. That's all it is."A burst of ugly laughter erupted around him."Told you! No way a pureblood Alpha gets shackled to a defective runt!""Family favor. We get it, man!"I swallowed back the metallic taste in my throat, put down my glass, lowered my head, and hurried through the drinking crowd, fleeing the harsh lights.I needed air. I had to get away from the wolves trampling my pride into the deck floor.The second-level balcony had no lights. The ocean wind slapped my face
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