LOGINSERAPHINA~~It was still unfortunate that even though Serena’s voice saved me from Kieran, it didn’t save me from the embarrassment that came afterwards. I was in Kieran's arms, and she was outside my door. She must have perceived Kieran, and when I let her in, she will still perceive him all over me. After all, I spent the night in his arms. I felt Kieran shift beside me, his muscles tensing as he prepared to face his Queen. He didn't move away, though. If anything, he stayed close enough for me to hear his heart beating erratically, a loud reminder of the words he had just said to me. “Seraphina?” Serena’s voice echoed again. “Y-yes, Serena. A second, please," I finally answered, forcing myself out of Kieran’s arms. But before I could get off the bed, another wave of pain hit. My legs buckled under the intensity, and I fell back onto the bed. “Easy, Ina. “ Kieran exclaimed softly, holding him again, but when I reminded him that Serena was still at the door, he added, “I wi
SERAPHINA~~I tried to sleep through the pain, but it was impossible. The fractured bond kept me up all night, and in turn, I kept Kieran up all night, groaning and tossing around within his arms. And not once did he complain. If anything, he held me tighter and whispered comforting words to me all night. “How are you feeling?” Kieran asked from behind me, using his fingers to draw circles on my stomach. My back was to his chest, but I knew he could tell how I was feeling. “Terrible.” I still responded, though, turning around to look at him. Kieran’s eyes were bloodshot, the dark circles under them a testament to a night spent on guard for me. He looked at me with so much tenderness that it made the fractured bond ache even more.“I hope I don’t look as terrible as you do.” I managed to crack a joke. A not-so-funny one, but Kieran still smiled, brushing my disheveled hair out of my face. “I can bet the whole realm you look worse, Ina.” He countered with one of his, his sm
KIERAN~~At the sound of his voice, my left leg froze. Who was I kidding? My entire body froze. “... Wait to see what happens to her if I die.”My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic beat that clashed with the low, pained whimpers coming from Ina. “Let him be, Kieran.” She had been begging me since the very first kick. But I didn’t listen. I couldn’t listen because I wanted to end her suffering, and I thought I was doing it right until she whispered after Rexton’s foul words had me turning into a pillar of ice. “You… you are hurting me, Kieran.”It was then that I realized that no matter what I did, I couldn’t take away her pain. This bastard was the only one who could, and he had decided not to. And hitting him was the same as hitting Ina. Anything I did to him, she would feel because even though she had rejected the bond, she had acknowledged it, feeding it more power that would punish her until Rexton accepted her rejection…. Or until she took it back and they both
ALPHA REXTON~~I was a selfish bastard. I was fully aware of that fact. But what choices do I have? Let her go? Let the only woman I have ever loved slip through my fingers again because I was too scared to fight for her? Hell no!I would rather give in to this pain and let it kill me than give up on Seraphina and me again. “Then I would rather take my chances in this hell, Rexton.”Just like she said, hell would be better than letting her go. For her, being with me was worse than this hell. But for me, accepting her rejection would be ten times worse than this hell we were both trapped in. Call me selfish, but I couldn’t care. I—I loved that woman. And a part of me had hoped she wouldn’t be as selfish as I was. That she would pity me and be selfless. That she would consider my pain and change her mind. Yes, I wasn’t just a selfish bastard, but I was a manipulative one as well. I would do anything to get Seraphina’s love back. I would be any kind of person to make her see
SERAPHINA~~I have had a week to prepare myself for this moment. I had researched what to do and what to expect when it was done. I had considered the fact that Rexton would try to stop me before I could finish the rejection statement. I had weighed my options. And I believed that I was ready for everything. But I was wrong. I wasn’t ready for his silence as my words bounced off the walls of the room, hitting my eardrums again and again like a death sentence. Also, I was anything but prepared for the excruciating pain that came after. It didn’t start small like a dull ache that eventually grew. It attacked my senses instantly. Flooding my veins, cracking my bones, and devouring me from the inside out. “Is it supposed to be th-this painful?” I whimpered to my Lycan, trying my hardest to keep a straight face and not look pathetic with Rexton in the room. He should never see me crumble. Kia didn’t respond as fast as I would have loved, and for a second, I felt like I was all
SERAPHINA~~In two months, Celeste would be six years old, and in six months, I would have been waiting six years for Rexton’s genuine apology. I had stupidly thought I got that weeks ago, before I took him to the library. However, I have woken up from my dreams and seen him for who he truly was. A manipulative bastard who took me out of the lab so Nicola could do his bidding. So when he started the conversation with another apology instead of his usual demands and annoying remarks, I wasn’t stunned that it had zero effect on me. I watched him through the veil of my indifference, my arms folded tightly over my chest. I didn't feel the heat of the bond because Kia had helped me keep it in check. I also didn't feel the spark of the girl who used to dream of his return. I felt nothing for him in that moment. Not even when he added, “I have wronged you in many ways. I let myself be fooled by a strange woman. I let myself fall into a trap and genuinely believed she was my destined
SERAPHINA~~These past five years, I have been training with warriors while studying medicine, yet I wasn’t prepared to hear a public declaration of war. War was normal to our people, but the mere thought of it made me sick to the stomach. “Might have something… everything to do with the fact
SERAPHINA~~Th-the world… M-my world had gone silent. The music, the clinking of glasses, and the hum of hundreds of voices had faded. It all vanished, replaced by a rhythmic, heavy thrumming in my ears that matched the frantic beating of my heart.It’s t-the m-mate bo-bond…It was screaming, b
SERAPHINA~~The air felt thin. Or maybe my lungs had gotten too greedy with the past closing in on me. I wanted to turn and walk away. To disappear into the library annex and find the safety of Dr. Nicola’s medical theories or run back to Kieran, but my legs felt rooted to the marble floor.“I
SERAPHINA~~It’s happening tomorrow. The gala that I have dreaded for the past week will happen tomorrow, and while I genuinely looked forward to picking Dr. Nicola’s brain, I still wish I didn’t have to attend."But you have to." Kia's thoughts collided with mine. "You know how important this i







