All Chapters of Bound by Two: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

~ REYNARD ~Dad pushed me out of the way and jumped towards the door, taking a shot that was aimed at me, but it wasn’t a gun–the men also had a dart gun for their wolfsbane. My father wouldn’t go down so easily. He stood up, grunting at the paint surging through his veins and moved for the man. The man emptied the dart gun into my father’s chest until he finally collapsed. “Dad, no,” I bellowed, shuffling over to him. “Please, don’t leave me.” He wheezed, “I’ll never leave you, son.” He placed a hand on my chest, over my heart. “As long as you follow your heart, y-your mother and I will always be with you.” Shaking my head, my body trembled. “Please!” “I’m proud of the man you are becoming…” his voice trailed off as he passed out from the overdose of wolfsbane, never to awaken again. I cried out another scream. This time, the men didn’t even bother to silence me; they just grabbed me and dragged me towards the front door. Another loud bang was set off from upstairs, a final gun

A chill consumed her. “Didn’t mean for who to die?”“That family. I-It wasn’t me, I didn’t,” he sighed, “just let me explain the full story.”Suki blinked, and a tear streamed down her face. “No… Tell me that’s not true. Tell me you’re not the reason his parents are dead?”Furrowing his brows, he questioned, “Whose parents?” “Reynard’s.” Brendan’s eyes widened, “What?” “At first, we thought those visions were nothing related to me and the bonds I have with you two, until Rey noticed similarities to the youngling who watched his family get brutally murdered in front of them. That vision was about him.” Shaking his head. “Wait, wait, just give me a second to wrap my head around this–”“He told me what happened, Brendan,” she snarled, “and I felt his pain and suffering through our bond. I could see how much he was reliving that nightmare all over again. Please… Please tell me this isn’t true and that this is just one of your sick jokes.”“Love, let me explain,” he stepped closer, tak

~ BRENDAN ~Hadeon’s friends were weird. They weren’t like any of his friends that I had met within Nighttide; they were quieter and didn’t seem to want to speak to me at all. I didn’t mind it as I was too excited and thinking about my visit to the town hall and library of the pack to learn their history, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t expect them to make a little conversation with me. One of the three friends was driving the car, the other was in the passenger seat, and I was wedged in between the third friend and Hadeon in the back. “Are we almost there?” the one next to me asked impatiently. “Another 10 minutes or so,” the driver said monotonously. The man huffed, “This is taking forever, we have too much to do in very little time. Can’t you go any faster?”The driver hissed, “Ask me again and I swear to–”“Oi! My little brother is in here, remember?” Hadeon said warily. His eyes shifted to me, and he smiled softly for a moment before his face dropped as he looked towards

~ BRENDAN ~I kicked and screamed as I was dragged by guards against my will to the location of the tampered border. In my sight, I could see the Alpha and my parents awaiting for me to be interrogated. “I didn’t do it!” I cried. “I would never betray my pack, I swear it!” The guards didn’t listen and dropped me in front of the Alpha, who stood beside the now obvious gaping hole in the border, previously hidden with shadow magic itself. I searched my surroundings to see who else was witnessing this – a few members of the council, some high ranks of the pack and many guards. Staying on my knees, I wept, “Alpha, please, it wasn’t me. I promise you, sir. I–” “Quiet,” he snarled. Looking to my parents, the Alpha demanded answers, “Where was your boy around 2pm, three days ago?” My mother had tears streaming down her face. I prayed she didn’t believe the lies being said about me. When she couldn’t speak, my father chimmed in, “Our two boys are old enough that we trust them with indep

The room was still and full of a chilling aura. Suki remained patiently silent as Brendan slowly came close to the end of his story. “…The rest you already know. Zale convinced his father, the Alpha of this mysterious pack, that he could see good in me, that I had potential to be a good werewolf and redeem myself if I was given a chance and the right upbringing. Somehow, his father liked the way he stood up for what he believed in and agreed to help guide me.“I was ready to reject the offer, but I was also so desperate and scared to be alone. So I went with him and swore to the Alpha that I would follow his rules and do what I could to better myself. For the first time in a long time, I thought I could be happy. I had a place I could call home again. The people of the pack would hate me, and I’d still be cursed with the title of a Rogue, but I’d have a bed to sleep in, a roof over my head and a full belly again. I was grateful, and even if I was hated, over the years, I grew to embr