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The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 82
Lucien’s POVThe moon had long since dipped below the horizon, but sleep refused to come.Teya lay curled beneath my blankets, her breathing shallow but steady. Her body bore the aftermath of the ambush — angry bruises darkening her skin, a split lip, that wound near her ribs. Even in sleep, her face flinched sometimes, like her mind couldn’t let go of the violence either. I sat at the edge of the bed, watching her in the dim light, jaw clenched so tight it hurt.I wanted to be beside her. I wanted to hold her again like I had last night, when everything else had faded into nothing but breath and heat and the whisper of our bond humming between our bodies.But that softness didn’t belong to me tonight.Tonight belonged to the rot.To Kael.I stood quietly, slipping on a dark shirt and boots, ignoring the way my own body ached. There were bruises under my skin too, but they didn’t matter. I couldn’t afford to rest. Not with Teya lying broken in my bed and Kael still walking these hall
The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 81
Teya’s POVThe weight of his words pressed down on me, thick and suffocating.I remember Reya.He said it like a curse. Like a promise.I clenched my fists at my sides, trying to still the tremor racing through me. My wolf stirred restlessly beneath my skin, snarling against the chains I was barely holding in place. Every instinct I had screamed to attack, to dig my claws into him and demand answers, but Kael… Kael was calm. Too calm.“I don’t want riddles,” I snapped. “I want the truth. All of it. What happened to her?”Kael moved slowly, crossing behind his desk like he had all the time in the world. “The truth,” he mused. “You think you’re ready for it, but you don’t even know what it costs.” He poured himself a drink—only one glass this time—and leaned against the edge of the desk, swirling the amber liquid lazily.“I loved her once,” he said, almost to himself. “In my own way. But she was reckless. She asked questions she shouldn’t have. Pushed boundaries that were meant to remai
The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 80
TEYA’S POVThe mirror didn’t lie. It reflected back someone I barely recognized.The tight black dress clung to my body like sin incarnate, hugging my curves in all the places men noticed and women whispered about. My legs, long and bare, peeked out beneath the hem, smooth and deliberate. I usually hid them beneath the uniform, behind protocol and propriety. But tonight? Tonight, I wanted him to look. I wanted him distracted. I needed him to be vulnerable.I slid the silver anklet around my left ankle, the tiny charm catching the light like a wink from the devil. Every detail mattered. Every inch of me was a weapon, polished and poised. I wasn’t going in there as the broken girl with bruises and ghosts. I was going in as fire cloaked in silk.From the drawer, I pulled out the tiny glass vial—filled with a fast-acting sedative Lucien had warned me about months ago. Odorless. Tasteless. Potent enough to knock out an Alpha in under ten minutes. I tucked it into the small slit sewn inside
The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 79
Teya’s PovLucien found me in the greenhouse later that afternoon, where I’d gone to be alone and think. The sun filtered through cracked panes of glass, painting lines across my skin. Dust motes floated in the air like lazy fireflies. But I didn’t feel calm.I felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff, about to jump—and the one person who might try to catch me had no idea what I was planning.His footsteps were quiet, but I knew them by now.“Hey,” he said softly, his voice a balm that scraped against my guilt. “You didn’t come back after breakfast.”“I needed space,” I replied, not looking at him. I was sitting on the edge of the broken planter bench, one knee pulled to my chest. “Not from you though. I just needed to think.”Lucien didn’t argue. He sat beside me, close but not touching, his body heat a steady presence in the cool room.“I saw Kael talking to you.”I stiffened.Of course he saw.“He approached me,” I said, choosing my words with painful care. “He acted like he
The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 78
TEYA’S POVThe morning light sliced through the blinds like a blade, and I winced, turning away from it instinctively. Everything hurts.A dull ache radiated through my ribs, my shoulder throbbed where I’d slammed into the ground, and my knuckles stung from the moment I’d tried, in vain, to fight off one of the attackers. My body was a canvas of bruises, blooming in purples and deep reds, a living reminder of the ambush. But what haunted me more than the pain was how close we’d come to not making it out at all.The mattress beneath me dipped slightly, and I felt the soft press of warmth at my back. Lucien’s scent still lingered on the sheets. Earthy, grounding, with a hint of cedar and smoke. It wrapped around me like a safety net. I sat up slowly, hissing as pain stabbed through my side. A low groan escaped before I could stop it.Lucien wasn’t there anymore, but his presence still filled the room. His shirt hung over the edge of the chair, the first-aid kit still open on the night
The Human mate: Marked for vengeance. Chapter 77
TEYA’S POVHis kiss deepened slowly, like a tide pulling me under.There was no rush, no desperation—just a steady, smoldering heat that built with every brush of his lips, every quiet exhale against my skin. His hands remained at my waist, fingers flexing slightly against the curve of my hips as if he was restraining himself.I broke the kiss only to breathe, eyes meeting his again. His pupils were blown wide, the gold ring around his irises molten. For once, there was no fear in them. No guilt. Just want.“I’m not fragile,” I whispered, voice low and uneven.His brow furrowed slightly. “You’re hurt.”“I’m alive,” I countered, stepping closer until our chests brushed, heat blooming between us. “And I need to feel it.”That was all it took.His mouth crashed into mine again—rougher this time, urgent. The restraint snapped. His hands slid up my spine, pulling me flush against him. I felt the tension ripple through his muscles, every inch of him wound tight with the effort of holding ba
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