Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound To My Protector Mate: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

A Love That Should Have Been a HomeDaniel had been back for weeks.But something wasn’t right.The warmth between him and Rigel was still there, the pull of love that had once been unbreakable. But now, that love was shadowed by something neither of them dared to name.Something cold. Silent. Wrong.It started with the small things.A flicker of hesitation in Daniel’s touch. A pause before he kissed Rigel, as if making sure he was allowed to.The way his fingers sometimes trembled when they intertwined with Rigel’s.The way his breath hitched too sharply in the middle of the night, like he was suffocating under invisible hands.Rigel noticed all of it.And he told himself it was just an adjustment.That Daniel had been through hell and back. That he just needed time.That love could be enough.But love wasn’t stopping Daniel from waking up drenched in cold sweat.It wasn’t stopping the way he stared at his reflection for too long, as if he didn’t recognize the man in the mirror.It w

The Darkness That Didn’t WinPain.That was all Daniel knew.It had started as a slow, creeping burn in his chest, spreading like molten fire through his veins. Then, in an instant, it had exploded—dark energy crackling around him like a storm about to swallow the world.Gasps filled the air as the council members backed away. The blade in Daniel’s hands had turned completely black, its silver sheen lost to the abyss.He could feel them staring at him. Judging.Some with fear.Some with grim certainty.“It happened.”“He’s lost.”“He’s one of them now.”But Daniel…He wasn’t afraid.Not anymore.Because something was different this time.The darkness wasn’t fighting to consume him.It wasn’t overpowering him.It was waiting.Like a beast crouched at his feet, no longer wild and untamed, but obedient. Controlled.Daniel exhaled slowly, the black mist still rising from his skin.And for the first time—He reached for it willingly.The Council’s FearThe supernatural council watched in s

The Road to NowhereDaniel walked aimlessly, the weight of his decision pressing down on him like an invisible chain.He had left Rigel.Had forced himself to turn away.Had told himself it was the only way to keep Rigel safe.But why did it feel like he had just ripped his own soul apart?The night stretched endlessly around him, the wind howling like a mourning cry. Shadows clung to him, whispering in voices he couldn’t quite understand. Or maybe he could.Maybe they had always been there, waiting for him to listen.You’re losing yourself.The thought hit him like a blade, but Daniel clenched his jaw and kept walking.It didn’t matter.If losing himself meant Rigel would be safe, then it was a price he was willing to pay.Or so he told himself.A Stranger in the NightHe felt the presence before he saw it.A shift in the air, the way the darkness thickened unnaturally, as if the night itself had decided to watch him.Then—A slow clap echoed through the silence.“Well, well,” a voic

The Whisper of DarknessDaniel’s heart thundered inside his chest.Every second stretched endlessly, the weight of the moment pressing against his ribs like a tightening vice.The words had already been spoken—a command, a challenge, a death sentence.“Kill him.”“Prove your devotion.”The figure who had lured him here stood motionless, watching, waiting. The air around them was heavy, thick with an unnatural stillness, as if the world itself was holding its breath.And inside Daniel—something stirred.Darkness.Power.A force he had battled against, a force he thought he had resisted. But now, it was curling around his soul, whispering in his mind like a lover at his ear.“This is inevitable.”“He is your weakness.”“He will betray you, just like before.”“End it.”Daniel clenched his fists, his breathing uneven, ragged. He could feel it—the raw, suffocating pull of power within him, urging him forward.And then—Rigel moved.A Step Toward the InevitableHe should have run.He should

A World DividedThe world was no longer the same.Ever since Daniel defied the darkness, ever since he shattered the chains that tried to bind him—nothing had been the same.And now, the consequences had arrived.The supernatural world had fractured. Lines were drawn. Sides were chosen.Some believed in him. They saw what he had done, how he had fought against his own nature and won. They believed he could master the power that still lurked within him, that he could be a force for change instead of destruction.But others—others weren’t willing to take that risk.To them, Daniel wasn’t a miracle.He was a threat.A walking catastrophe waiting to happen.The whispers of fear spread like wildfire.“The ancient evil chose him for a reason.”“He already lost control once. How long before it happens again?”“He’s a monster pretending to be human.”“He should have died when we had the chance.”Daniel didn’t need to hear the rumors to feel them. The air was heavy with paranoia, with hatred a