All Chapters of Spirit bound by the Alpha's curse: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Insufferable man. I thought about how good it would feel to choke the life out of him. I probably wasn't strong enough to actually do it, but my imagination was good enough. If only I could wipe that stupid smirk from his stupid, handsome face. Ugh. At least he hadn't been lying about me not being a prisoner any more. When I returned to my room, the guards were still gone. I threw the windows open and looked out. Gone too. Hmm. I shut them again, and tugged off my jeans. The part that annoyed me the most about Cassian's parting remark was that he didn't even have to say it. He was right the first time. I had nowhere to go. I wouldn't leave Silver Creek Pack just to live a life of hardship in the woods as a rogue, or try to join another pack when I had nothing to my name. No money, no property. At least here, I could take advantage of Cassian kidnapping me. "So your decision to stay has nothing to do with the fact that he's our mate?" Althea asked softly. "To hell wit

Hearing Max tell Iris about Wrath's curse, seeing her face fill with pity...it filled me with inexplicable anger. I didn't want her pity. And what the hell did Max think he was doing, running his mouth to her like that? I'd expected for them to meet at some point because Max was a busybody who just had to be friends with everybody, but I hadn't expected to find them so close already, talking about me. They both jerked when I spoke from behind them. They had been so into the story that they didn't even realize just how long I'd been standing there, listening. Seeing that Iris was just like everyone else. Judging me by my reputation. A part of me acknowledged that Max was only trying to be a good friend, but another part of me was also furious at him. Why was building relationships with people so easy for me?Iris couldn't stand to say one pleasant word to me, but here they were, cozy on a bench, chatting like old friends. She was my mate, not his. She should be talking to me,

Even though I hadn't been expecting Iris's offer of a truce, I hid my surprise well. I was also surprised that she took my offer to have dinner with me. I'd halfway expected her to give me one of her snide remarks and remain in bed. While she was focused on her food, I glanced at her. She made an effort to keep all evidence of sadness from her face, but I could see through it. When I woke her up earlier, I'd seen faint streak marks from dried tears across her face. That, and the empty one-litre ice cream tub beside the bed had been a giveaway. She was hurting, and hiding it. I ran through everything that had happened to her in just the space of two weeks. Her wolf was ripped away — I couldn't even begin to imagine how horrible that must have felt — her parents died, she was blamed for it, and almost executed. And as if all that wasn't enough, I chained her up like she was a criminal, and brought her here against her will. Maybe I really was an asshole."Maybe?" Wrath sneered. "W

After Cassian's abrupt departure, I continued with my meal, and when I was done, I cleared the table and did the dishes. As I worked, I wondered when Cassian would come back and what exactly made him leave the way he did. I'd seen the look in his eyes. They were fogged over, showing that he was mindlinking somebody. Mindlinking was an ability most wolves had. It was especially easy for the very powerful, high ranking wolves. Before I lost my first wolf, I'd been able to mindlink, but not strongly. I thought of it as a connection to the other person. Or a radio signal. Mine was never strong enough, making whatever I was saying cut off mid-sentence. Now that I had a new wolf, I wondered if I would be able to. Althea already seemed stronger than my previous wolf. And I knew she was just as ancient as Wrath. Unfortunately there was no way to test that power. Mindlinking only worked among pack members. And officially, I wasn't a part of any park. I was a rogue. A fugitive from Red Mo

We left the pack hospital in silence, not wanting to give the people around a show. The moment we reached the pathway that led back to Cassian's house, I moved faster until I was in front of him and stopped, blocking his way. He glared down at me, an annoyed expression on his face. "Move aside.""You don't tell me what to do," I said. Cassian ignored me, walking around me as if I wasn't even there. "Hey!" I stormed after him. "I'm talking to you!""You're not talking sense," he replied blandly. How dare he. "Do you even know why I —" I started to yell. Cassian stopped in his tracks and whirled around, glaring at me. "You are not going to Red Moon, and that's that! I want to hear nothing of it again, are we clear?!" I gaped at him, a bit taken aback at the venom in his tone. Then, I regained myself, spluttering in enraged shock. "You... You're not the boss of me! You can't tell me what to do. You're not even my alpha!" His eyes flashed. "I may not be your alpha, but you're i