Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Human Husband, Shades of You : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

**Thessara's POV**"No animal did this." I touched the deep scratches on my car door, my fingers traced each groove. These were claw marks, it was a big one. Something inside me stirred, my wolf recognized the scent, I looked up at the hospital entrance. Kieran stood there watching me, I could see his dark eyes seemed to see everything. My chest pulled tight, like something was tugging me toward him. I wanted to run to him, needed to be close and this had to be the mate bond.At home that night, I dug out my old books. The ones I saved from my pack, the ancient texts about wolf magic. Stories my grandmother told me, I found a chapter about mates. Read every word twice. The moon goddess gives each wolf one true mate. When that mate dies, she might give you another chance. But only if you have something important to do together. My hands shook as I read. Kieran was my second chance mate. I was sure of it now. But what were we supposed to do together?Work the next day felt different.

POV - Kieran*In the parking garage it was dark already, the cold concrete and the shadows that hid too much.I stepped out from behind a pillar. I could hear my own footsteps as it echoed loud. In the empty space.Claire was there with him, that was Simon.He walked her to her car with his hand on her back. You could tell he was trying to be protective and claiming.Something growled, it was deep in my chest. Not human, not safe.My vision went sharp. Predatory. The scent. Of another male. Near my—No. She wasn't. Mine. I couldn't. Think like that.But my body. Didn't listen. Heat flooded. Through me. Territorial. Dangerous."Claire," I called out. My voice. Echoed off. The walls.They both. Turned. Simon's arm. Stayed around. Her shoulders. Wrong. All wrong. He shouldn't. Touch her. Like that."Kieran," Claire said. Her voice. Soft. Surprised.I walked. Closer. Slow steps. Simon watched me. Come. His eyes. Narrow. Suspicious."Working late?" I asked. But I looked. At Simon. Not her

POV - Marissa*"She's not even that pretty."I stared at the security monitor. Watched Kieran walk Claire to her car. Third night this week.His hand stayed on her back. Protective. Like she belonged to him.My coffee cup cracked. I set it down fast."Dr. Chen?" The security guard looked worried. "Everything okay?""Fine," I lied. "Just reviewing footage."But I wasn't reviewing anything. I was watching my future disappear.Five years. I'd spent five years building my reputation. Making myself perfect for him.All so Kieran would choose me. See we belonged together.Then Claire came back from her accident. Different. And suddenly Kieran couldn't see anyone else."Run the footage from three months ago," I told the guard. "Claire Morrison's first week back."He pulled up the files. I watched Claire walk through the halls. Stumbling. Confused. Nothing special.But even then Kieran was watching her. Following her with his eyes. Like she was something precious.It made me sick."That's eno

THESSARA'S POVThe invitation sat on my kitchen counter for three days. White envelope. Simon's handwriting. Medical conference in Seattle.I hadn't touched it.Every time I walked past it, something twisted in my chest. Sharp. Like a warning.My phone buzzed. Simon again.*Did you get the invitation? The trauma response keynote is supposed to be groundbreaking. I would love to have you there.*I stared at the message. Simon was kind. Brilliant. Normal.Everything I pretended to be.I typed back. *Got it. Still thinking about it.*The moment I hit send, pain shot through my ribs. I gasped and gripped the counter.My wolf didn't like that answer."Stop it," I whispered. "Just stop."She pushed back harder. Clawing at my insides.I grabbed the hidden books from under my bedroom floorboard. Old texts about mate bonds. Consequences. Rules.One passage made my blood run cold.*Rejecting a true mate bond will cause physical deterioration. Loss of abilities. In severe cases, death. The bond

THESSARA'S POVI stood in the supply room. Couldn't move. Couldn't breathe.Claw marks covered every wall. Deep. Brutal. The shelves were destroyed. Medicine bottles shattered on the floor.But that wasn't what made my heart race.It was the smell. Dark magic. Old. Familiar.My wolf stirred inside me for the first time in five years. Waking up. Recognizing the scent.No. Not here. Not now.I'd been so careful. Five years of hiding. Five years of pretending to be human. Of burying my wolf so deep I almost believed she was gone.But she wasn't gone. She was clawing her way up. Desperate. Terrified.Because she knew what made these marks.The same creatures that destroyed our pack. That killed everyone I loved. That made me run and hide and become Claire instead of Thessara.They'd found me.My hands shook. I pressed them against my stomach. I tried to breathe. I tried to think.The door opened behind me.I spun around. Ready to run. Ready to fight.Kieran stood there. His eyes were glow