Semua Bab Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine: Bab 211 - Bab 220

UNKNOWN“I think I saw someone who wields the power that we need in order to finally overthrow Fenra.” The words tasted sharp on my tongue. I wanted them to cut through the stale air and prove I was worth listening to.My mother’s gaze snapped to me. It was a gaze that could crush, a look that had once turned generals into stammering fools. Now, it was turned on me—the one still clawing for her approval. I swallowed, straightened, and placed the heads of the humans I had captured from Ylarc onto the table before her.They rolled across the wood with dull thuds, the stench of iron and rot filling the chamber. Blood trickled into the grooves of the carved table where generations before us had made the same offerings. The sight thrilled me. Would it thrill her even after all this time?“How sure are you?” she asked, voice cold, but edged with a hunger that never slept.I bit my lip. The words tangled in my throat, not out of fear, but out of doubt.“There was something about that woman

TESSA Alright, I was back much earlier than I had anticipated. However, seeing Sol kneeling now in front of so many warriors, I knew I had the responsibility to come back here. If Noelle, Winston, or Edith came, they would be branded as rogues, too, and the situation would escalate even further. Only I could do it.I glared at Rowan, who appeared stunned, and I couldn’t help but wonder what he was about to do to Sol. His expression was unreadable, caught between shock and something else I didn’t want to name. He had always been difficult to decipher, but right now, I didn’t need to read him. All I needed was for him to stay away from Sol.Sol was trembling on his knees, bound and defenseless, yet holding onto what little dignity he had left. His blind eyes stared past everything and everyone, but I could feel the quiet desperation radiating off him. He had no one else to stand for him. That left me.Rowan’s cheek still bore the faint mark of my slap, and it made my hand sting just to

TESSA I cursed under my breath endlessly once we were finally on the boat, my fists clenching the hem of my coat to keep myself from kicking the wooden boards just to vent. Winston was behind the wheel, his eyes steady on the waters ahead, while Sol leaned lazily on the rail, laughing like nothing had just happened back there. His voice carried too easily over the water even though he nearly died at the hands of the South! “I thought the people in the South were bad,” Sol said between chuckles. “But you have it good in Fenra, you know that? Francis and Emma are so kind. Emma makes the best cookies. She even let me pack some.”He pulled out a small wrapped parcel from his pocket as proof, grinning as though this entire thing was some kind of field trip. Well, he appeared excited. Meanwhile, I was still livid. My thoughts burned hotter with each wave that slapped against the boat. Rowan wants our crops! They had so much more in the South—vast forests and wild-grown fields no one in

TESSARowan pushed me to the ground before the rogue could get to me. The world tilted for a moment, dirt and grass rushing up against my palms. My heart slammed against my ribs as I tried to catch my breath. Arden gasped from behind me, her voice breaking as she scrambled to help me up, but Rowan was already locked in combat with them—three rogues, circling around him with sharp and feral movements I froze for a heartbeat, watching as fists and claws collided, as teeth bared but skin remained human. It should have been impossible. Alphas didn’t have ordinary strength. Even in their human form, they were born different, carrying the strength of their wolves in every tendon and bone. Ordinary wolves like me had to shift to even attempt half the power Rowan wielded now. But these rogues… these three weren’t shifting either, and yet they met him blow for blow.If Rowan hadn’t been a True Alpha, I realized with a pit sinking in my stomach, he would have already lost.Arden’s hand clamp

TESSA “What?” The three of them exclaimed at the same time, their voices echoing in the small clinic room. My ears rang painfully because I had picked up my senses to hear the heartbeat. I was already hearing every small sound in the room, and their collective outburst felt like a bomb had gone off in my ear. “Shhh!” I hissed, shooting them all a glare. My focus didn’t waver. I bent down slightly, pressing my ear gently against Arden’s abdomen, careful not to hurt her.And there it was again. So soft, so faint that for a moment, I worried I had imagined it. But no—there it was, fluttering like a bird’s wing, fragile but present. My heart squeezed in my chest.“There’s a heartbeat,” I said finally. I lifted my head slowly, my gaze snapping to Cade. “You said she’s been fatigued lately?”Cade nodded instantly, his throat bobbing as he swallowed hard. “Yes—she’s been so tired these days. She’s also been very sensitive. To scents, to food, to everything. Even to me.” His voice dropped,