All Chapters of RUN AWAY WITH ME: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

KaelHer eyes opened—And I took her mouth fully.A real kiss this time.Not soft or hesitant.Hungry.Claiming.Her fingers tangled in my hair, dragging me closer. My hands slid to her waist, pulling her against me as if I needed her to breathe. Her lips parted, welcoming me, answering every unsaid fear, every buried desire.Evelyn kissed me back as if she had been waiting her whole life to do it.Heat shot through me. Through her. The tether pulsed-not painfully, but like fire awakening.Her magic flared.My wolf howled.But she was alive. With me. In my arms.And I didn't stop kissing her till she trembled.When I finally pulled back, we were both breathless.Her voice trembled. “Kael… what was that?”"A warning," I said hoarsely, brushing my thumb across her swollen bottom lip. "You're mine."Her cheeks flushed. “And you’re mine.”The elders gasped.Damian muttered, "Oh hell."Thalos whispered, "The tether… it linked them through emotion. She chose Kael."Sona exhaled. "This is go

Kael didn't wait.His wolf burst from him, fur and fury exploding in a shockwave that cracked the ground. He launched at Varos with a roar so powerful the cavern shook loose dust from the ceiling.Varos shifted mid-laugh, meeting Kael head-on, two monstrous wolves colliding like meteors.Damian dragged Evelyn behind a fallen stone pillar, whispering desperately, “Please stay alive, Evelyn. Please. He needs you… more than he needs a pack… more than he needs me.”Evelyn blinked groggily, her voice weak. "Damian… why?He froze."Why did you betray him?"Damian closed his eyes. “Because I thought Kael didn’t need anyone. I thought he’d always survive. But the pack… the pups… he would have sacrificed himself for them. And Varos would have made me watch them die if I didn’t obey.”Evelyn stared at him with a voice that broke, "You should have trusted him."Damian's voice shook. "I know."Another roar tore through the cavern.Kael slammed Varos into a stone wall, jaws locked on his shoulder.

Her father.The feared Lycan beast. Not so tough now, was he? Her blood had called out to him.His eyes burned the same gold as Evelyn’s—only older, deeper, carrying centuries of blood and war. His aura slammed into Kael like a mountain. He came for her; he couldn’t abandon her again.“She’s losing control,” Aldrich snarled. “Stand aside, Alpha. I will handle her.”Kael rose to his feet, teeth bared.“She’s my mate. I’m not letting you anywhere near her while she’s like this.”Aldrich shifted instantly, half-Lycan, half-man, voice rumbling like thunder.“You think you can protect her from herself? You think you understand the power in her blood? You know nothing, boy.”Evelyn’s second scream cracked the air. The trees bent toward her as though bowing to a queen.Kael’s chest heaved.Aldrich’s claws extended.Lightning flickered between them.Then a new voice whispered through the wind—“The Bloodborn rises.The Moon bends.The Beast kneels.”A prophecy.Ancient.Forgotten.Now awakene

Kael exhaled shakily and gathered her against him, his face buried in her neck, holding her as though she were the only steady thing in his world. And she was.For a long moment, they simply breathed together.Her heartbeat syncing with his.His warmth soaking through her.The night around them quiet and sacred.Her power, for the first time, was utterly still.And Kael’s arms were the reason.Moonlight filtered through the leaves, soft and silver, illuminating Evelyn as she sat straddling Kael’s lap. His hands rested on her hips, warm and grounding, his breath unsteady as he looked up at her.For a heartbeat, neither of them moved.Kael swallowed hard. “Evelyn… you don’t know what you’re doing to me.”Her fingers brushed along his jaw, slow enough to feel the way his breath hitched.“I know exactly what I’m doing,” she whispered. “You pulled me out of hell. Let me pull you into something better.”A low growl vibrated in his chest—half warning, half desire.His restraint was slipping.

The form clarified.A woman, tall and radiant, with cascading black hair threaded with silver. Her eyes—Evelyn froze—were the same shape as hers, same molten hue. Her presence felt like warmth, moonlight, home.The woman smiled, gentle and impossibly sad.“Oh, my little moon,” she murmured. “You found your way to me at last.”Evelyn’s breath shattered in her chest.“…Mom?”The woman stepped forward, lifting a trembling hand to Evelyn’s cheek. Her touch was warm—real. “Yes, my darling. I’ve watched every moment. Your first shift. Your bond with Kael. Your awakening power. The world believes I died. But the truth…”Her voice wavered, and the realm flickered with it.“…I was taken.”Evelyn’s heart slammed against her ribs. “Taken? By who?”The mist darkened. A shadow unfurled behind her mother—not a shape, not a creature, but a presence. Ancient. Devouring. It smelled like old magic and broken oaths.Her mother’s eyes sharpened with fear.“You must listen carefully, Evelyn. You carry the