Semua Bab Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine: Bab 301 - Bab 310

TESSA There were a thousand things left to do, and yet everyone kept telling me it was all taken care of.The problem was—it didn’t feel like it.I sat at the long dining table, staring down at the third slice of chocolate cake on my plate. My fork was already halfway through it when Arden’s voice cut through my very fragile state of denial.“Relax,” she said firmly. She bounced Jared lightly on her lap, her dark hair pulled back into a loose braid. “I am relaxed,” I muttered, though the force with which I shoveled cake into my mouth might have betrayed me.Arden raised an eyebrow but didn’t push further. Instead, Jared cooed in her arms, the sound so perfectly timed it was somehow mocking. That little boy—four months old and already the center of the world. I swore, he wasn’t just advanced, he was a baby genius!He had said his first word two weeks ago at four months. Most babies, according to every parenting book out there, don’t say their first word until ten to fourteen months. E

ROWANI was humming happily as I drove through the borders of the South, smiling when I saw our house from afar. I actually didn’t want to go to the meeting today because Tessa was finally going to try on her wedding dress. Gosh, I wanted to see her in it already, but I must respect tradition. The groom can only see his bride on the actual day of the wedding. I held back pretty well, considering I went to the meeting. That and Cade would cut my head off if I didn’t go. Not literally, of course—although I’m not quite sure about that. I for sure wouldn’t let him, though. Speaking of Cade, we were supposed to head back together, but he was held back in the United Factions for a while by some elders. Unlucky for him. However, that was the consequence of being a Praetor.I grinned to myself as I pushed open the gates, already picturing her face. I felt like a pup on the night before his first run, jittery and unable to hold still. I’d done everything I could to make the wedding preparat

TESSA“Come on. Say it again.” “A–ah… Rowan,” I moaned as he continued to tease me. “You said it so effortlessly a while ago. I won’t hold it against you if you say it again. In fact, I’ll stop moving if you don’t say it,” he teased with a smirk. With that, he halted his movement. I think you already know what happened after I said that word. The wedding preparations had undoubtedly taken up a lot of our time, so we had reduced the number of times we were making love. Now, all hell broke loose. I was right on top of him. From this position, I could see everything—from his teasing smirk to his muscular body, and even my slight belly bump that Rowan was already obsessed with. He kept fondling the still-soft area, and I didn’t even know I was sensitive in that area until now. I started moving my hips instinctively because I was so close to my release. Only a few more. However, Rowan decided to stop moving because I hadn’t called him that word once since he placed his cock inside my

ELIAS I watched as Arden welcomed her child into the world after the war finally came to an end. Tears of joy streamed down everyone's faces at this moment. It was well-deserved after the turmoil we had endured over the past few months. I was happy, too. Genuinely. I was happy for them. I stood at the edge of the room, arms folded, leaning against the wall as I took it all in. I didn’t really fit into picture-perfect moments like this, but I’d been present since the very beginning. I had observed them fall apart, fall in love, fall again, and somehow manage to claw their way back up. I had earned my spot in the corner. I was a witness to the love story of these two. Arden was laughing softly, brushing a tender kiss onto her baby’s forehead while Cade looked like he might combust from joy. It was a good scene. A peaceful scene. Which is precisely why the universe decided to ruin it. Calla, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly stilled. Her eyes glazed over, that ee

ELIAS It had been a tiring first day.Ridiculously tiring, actually. Rowan didn’t even pretend to sugarcoat it. He just clapped a hand on my shoulder this morning and declared, “You’re heading the clearing operations.” And because the entire city of Montrose was still technically in a state of recovery, it meant we were out from dawn to late evening to get things done as fast as possible. By noon, I genuinely couldn’t tell if I was a visiting Alpha or some newly discovered celebrity. People kept touching my arm, thanking me, offering me food, hugging me, even crying when they saw me. I was beginning to suspect Rowan had plastered my face around the city somehow. That was exactly the kind of quiet menace he was capable of.Meanwhile, the man himself already had his mate, his kid, and a bed waiting. He could actually go home and rest. I wasn’t jealous. Alright, maybe a little. By the time night fell, my vision had begun to blur at the edges from exhaustion. My head throbbed. My bac