Semua Bab TORN BETWEEN MATES: Bab 81 - Bab 90

Theme: Target of the Siren Aria’s POV Xander: "Aria, she's not simply chasing our land. She is chasing you.” His comments loom big between us. As his eyes meet mine, I feel my stomach turn over and a cold creep through my chest. I get a cold from the focus in his eyes, but it's not just fear…there's something else at play. Something more evil, more sinister. The siren is not simply targeting us in an attempt to gain control or power. She wants me. Aria: "Why?" she whispered. “Why me?” With his jaw stiffened and his neck muscles taut with strain, Xander takes a step closer to her. Xander: "I'm not sure. But whatever it is, we must find it before she attacks once more.” His voice reflects my own, and I can hear the anger in it. Never in my life have I felt so exposed. The pack is no longer the only issue. It's intimate. I'm forced to look into his eyes as he cups my cheek and I feel the warmth of his fingers. His touch settles me in the middle of this chaos, and our l

Theme: The Battle of Hearts Aria’s POV "Aria!" gasped Xander. I get a shock of fear when I hear his voice. My heart is racing as I turn around. With the siren's magic encircling him like unseen cords, Xander is on his knees, gasping for air. The life draining from him is visible to me as her luminous hands pulse with electricity. Aria yelled, "No!" The rock As I rushed back to him, I was shoving slips out of my grasp. The siren's charm weighs me down with each stride, making it feel like I'm wading through thick air. But I push myself. I can't let him go. Not right now. Not after all that we've endured. Siren joking: "Aria, come nearer. Observe him fall. Now, he is unable to save you.” Even though her voice is full of poison, I ignore it. All I see is Xander, fighting the power, his body shaking, his face pallid. “Don’t... come... closer...” Xander said with a scared voice. With my heart thumping in my chest, I ignore him. I grasp his hand and fall on my knees next to him. He

Aria's POV A spooky glow envelops Xander as he falls to his knees, his body quivering. My heart is thumping. His eyes flash between deep black and gold as his face twisted in agony. "Xander!" I yell and run in his direction, but as soon as I get a step closer, an unseen force hits my chest, sending me tumbling back across the damp sand. With a cunning grin on her lips, the siren stands in front of him. The air around us hums with power as her hands light with age-old magic. My body erupts in warning, every nerve screaming. "He’s mine now, little wolf," she purrs, tilting her head as though my plight delighted her. "Just like you will be." Xander's hands are grabbing at the floor. Each gasp is more difficult than the last, and his breathing is ragged. His muscles tense as he struggles against whatever spell is biting him, and sweat collects on his forehead. "No!" I growl, forcing myself to stand up in spite of my limb pain. As I position myself between them, my body responds inst

My head hurts. Sharp pain blazes like fire through my skull. My body feels heavy, caught in something moist and cold, but I try to move. Where am I? I try to open my eyes, but nothing is there. Nothing except blackness. The smell of salt and something... horrible permeates the air. My heart is thumping. I try to sit up, but I'm stopped by the rattling chains. Chains? I rush with fear and pull at my wrists. My skin is bitten by cold metal. My legs are also bound. I start to breathe more rapidly. No, no, no. "Xander?" I can hardly speak over a whisper. Quiet. I get chills when I hear a quiet laugh coming from the shadows. "You’re awake," a warm voice purrs. The siren. My blood becomes icy. "Where is Xander?" With a firmer voice, I demand. "What have you done to him?" She doesn't respond. Rather, the room is filled with a soft, unsettling light. I blink quickly as my eyes get used to it. The walls have odd patterns, and moss growth, and are wet. A cavern. We're underground. T

Aria’s POV His presence causes the cavern to quake. Unfazed, the figure observes him. "At last, the Alpha has woken up." Xander makes a lunge. The ground trembles from the collision. As waves of energy travel through the air from the power of their collision, I strike the cavern floor. As Xander and the figure battle, their power meeting in a burst of light and darkness, dust and debris swirl about me. My heart is pounding. The force holding me down is too great for me to move. Then a voice. Inside my mind. You have to make a decision. I went cold. "What?" It's an old, multi-layered voice that sounds like a thousand souls speaking simultaneously. The power or the link. You can't have both. My breath catches. Xander, the mate bond, or whatever this power is. A decision. A sacrifice. With a thundering heart, I grasp my chest. No. There must be an alternative. Xander snarls, his wolf battling with all of his might. However, the figure isn't even worn out. He is teasing him