All Chapters of Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

ARDEN I couldn’t fight him with Tessa on my back.Mr. Winters was older, stronger, and at the moment, more agile. And Tessa could barely hold her head up. I knew if I put her down, she wouldn’t be able to hold her ground either. She was in no condition to run. She might not even survive another hit of whatever he’d given her.So I did the one thing I could.“Hold tight,” I whispered.And then I shifted.The pain tore through me instantly, claws ripping from my fingers, bones snapping and rearranging, skin stretching into fur. My clothes shredded off my body, falling in useless ribbons into the grass. My muscles expanded, my senses sharpened, and a growl rose in my throat like a war cry. Tessa whimpered as her weight shifted against my new form, but she clung to me instinctively, her fingers tangled in the scruff of my neck.With that, I bolted into the trees, my paws pounding into the soil. The forest blurred past us in a rush of green and shadow, my ears twitching at every snapped t

CADE Everything around me faded into white noise the second those words left his mouth.“You’ll never know what the antidote is.”I still had him pinned to the ground, my hand clutching his throat, my fist still bloody from the last blow. His grin was wide and deranged. He looked up at me like he was invincible. And in that moment, maybe he was. “Cade,” Bethany’s voice wavered behind me. “Cade—”I could hear the tremor in her voice, the fear in every breath.“It’s a new poison,” she muttered. “I—I can’t name it.”Fuck.Every instinct in me screamed to rip through him, tear his jugular open, and make him bleed for what he did. But in the end, I couldn’t do it.“You think I’m an easy opponent?” he chuckled, lifting his head slightly higher. He wheezed, but he was still completely unafraid. “I thought this through, of course,” he added casually. “You think I would walk in here half-cocked with no backup plan? Please.”His eyes flicked toward Bethany, and the smile on his lips turned c

ARDEN Elias?Elias was here?My eyes widened, heart racing in my chest when I saw him step toward the clearing, bold and unbothered, a phone held up high in his hand. A bright red dot blinked in the corner of the screen, and the realization hit me hard, but the good kind. He was livestreaming everything.“Tell that again, Mr. Winters,” Elias said coldly, his voice booming across the clearing. “The part where you said you’d manipulate the world. How you plan on killing these two ladies? How you would win no matter what and no matter who your opponent is? Say it louder for the entire country to hear.”Mr. Winters froze, and for the first time, I saw a flicker of panic in his eyes. The usual smugness he had was gone, and the satisfaction was much more than I had ever expected. Cade turned to him sharply, blood dripping down his knuckles, and still holding me tightly. He looked to Rowan, and Rowan gave him the smallest nod. A silent message passed between them. So Rowan had called hi

ARDEN It’s been a week.One long, gray-skied, heavy-hearted week.Mr. Winters was arrested the same day with more than enough proof. The livestream, the testimonies and videos, the hidden passages in the cabin, and the army of students under his command—all of it was more than enough. He was disqualified instantly from the Praetor candidacy. His name was spat upon across the regions. The public didn’t just turn their backs on him. They were disgusted. Outraged. And rightfully so.Elite Order Academy shut down for a full week. A rare, unprecedented break. Students who sided with Winters were suspended, most of them expelled, and several were arrested for full involvement in his plans. Jaxon and Kieran were among them. I saw their parents on the news one afternoon—begging, crying, pleading for their freedom. But the law wasn’t lenient. Not when it was my mom who had enforced it.My chest tightened.My mom…Cade had continued with his candidacy despite everything. Every morning, he lef

ARDEN The day of the elections finally arrived. Everything we worked for was going to be decided in just a few hours. The day came heavy with tension. I could feel it in the way Cade squeezed my hand that morning. For weeks, we gave it everything we had. Cade visited territories, answered every question, stood in front of every elder and child with that same steady conviction that made me fall in love with him. The South stayed silent throughout it all. We hadn’t heard a whisper since Winters was arrested. Their territory remained tight-lipped, and Rowan, despite being casual with us, also felt detached. Still, we knew they wouldn’t get in the way.The East was a different story. Elias’ parents came forward. They held press conferences and town meetings and even addressed the Academy directly. Their message was clear. The East was backing Cade. And then the West. When leadership was handed to a distant Trevane—one no one really expected to rise—people were skeptical. Alpha Abel T