Born of Fire and Moonlight のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 13

Nova QuinnKael returned two days later.I knew it the second he crossed back into Blackridge territory—because the bond flared like it had been yanked awake mid-scream. A cold burn sliced through my chest, sharp and sudden. The air shifted. My magic stirred. His absence caused our connection to become fragile and worn like a thread unraveling at its ends. The connection reestablished itself suddenly and returned to its original state.I didn’t run to him.I didn’t leave my room.But the fire inside me—still stifled, still shackled—snarled to life like it had sensed prey.I stood at the window, arms crossed, watching from the upper level as Kael dismounted his bike. GHe advanced toward the estate causing the guards to move nervously. His shoulders were tense, jaw clenched. His fists flexed at his sides. His scent hit me a minute later—pine smoke, blood, and something cracked and feral beneath it.He was angry.Good.So was I.I didn’t expect him to knock.He didn’t.The door flew open

Kael Draven – POVNova was asleep in my arms.Her skin was soft against mine, her breathing slow and steady. I could still feel the heat of her—every curve, every sound, every broken moan etched into my bones like a brand. Her fingers rested lightly on my chest, and the bond pulsed softly between us.Not screaming now.Just steady.Alive.I should have felt whole.Instead, I felt like I was standing in the wreckage of everything I’d tried to protect.I stared at the ceiling, unmoving.This wasn’t what I was trained for. Not love. Not fate. Not bonds that made your skin feel too tight and your mind too loud.This was a battlefield I didn’t know how to fight on.And worse—I didn’t know which side I was on anymore.You waited too long, a voice inside me growled.The shift was sudden. My body went rigid. My breath stilled.You let her burn alone.Ash.The part of me I’d buried deeper than any wound. My wolf. My instinct. The piece of me that had been howling in silence since the moment I