All Chapters of Saved, Then Rejected by my Ice Hockey Mate : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Aya's POV"I am!" I grunted but my mate just calmly replied, "Not like that."He pointed at Eros. "His body was connected to the forest for days. His life force is still trying to return to it." Then he added, "Don't think about controlling the forest, my love. Don't force it."I swallowed hard. Behind us, the battle erupted again. Mom's golden magic tore through the darkness, illuminating the entire clearing. Dad's pheromones crashed against the Ancient Hunter with enough force to make the earth tremble. Johanis should have been fighting beside them.Instead, he was kneeling beside me. All because Eros wasn't breathing.Because I couldn't make him breathe."I don't know what to do.""Yes, you do.""I don't!" My voice broke. "I don't know how to do this, Joha!”"Aya." His voice was so soft that it felt as if he was afraid to break a fragile thing.Then I understood. He wasn't asking me to heal Eros. He was asking me to call him back. So I did, or at least I tried to. "Eros.."I placed

Aya's POVI should've known something was up when Mom invited us to dinner.Not because dinner itself was unusual but it was the way she'd said it. "Come to dinner tonight. All of you."All of you.That included me, Johanis, Dad—and Eros, although Eros was currently asleep in the healing chamber and probably wouldn't wake up even if someone decided to start a cat fight outside his room.So naturally, I spent the entire walk to the dining hall wondering what the hell Mom wanted."You've been quiet," Johanis murmured beside me. I looked at him. "I'm thinking because mom's a lil bit weird.."He hummed and agreed with me. “Well stop with the frowning or else I'll kiss you here.”I hated how easily he could make me want to smile when I was trying to be annoyed. I chuckled with him and lightly bumped my shoulder against his arm. "You're getting brave."The doors to the dining hall opened before we reached them, and the warmth inside immediately washed over us. Mom and Dad were already there

Aya’s POVMy breath caught hard. “Johanis…”He pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes, his golden gaze burning, molten, hungry. One hand slid slowly down my side, over my hip, fingers pressing firm and sure into my skin. “You think I’ve waited this long, gone through every second of Bloodbury, every mile of the road back, every moment I had to share you with everyone else…just to stop here?” He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a growl that vibrated straight through me. “I’m only getting started.”My heart hammered so hard I thought it might burst. “Johanis, I—I thought..”“Thought what?” He kissed my jaw, slow and open-mouthed, then my throat, then right over my pulse point, making me arch and gasp. “Thought I’d let you go after one? That I’d be satisfied until you know exactly what it feels like to be mine. Every part, every inch, every breath?”He pulled back just far enough to meet my eyes again, his expression intense, unyielding, utterly devoted. “We have all night, m

Aya’s POVFive months later…If someone had told me seven or eight months ago that I would be standing in a graduation gown inside Woodhill University's grand hall, surrounded by people I had once been terrified of losing, I probably would've laughed in their face.Yet here I was.Graduating.It is just so funny that somehow I made it…I looked down at the dark fabric of my gown and tugged at the sleeves. “Does this look crooked?”Johanis glanced at me. “No, love.”“You answered too quickly.”He looked at me with those soft eyes of his.“Because it isn't crooked.”I narrowed my eyes and then he just smiled. “It looks perfect.”My cheeks warmed. “You're only saying that because you're my mate.”“I'm saying it because you're beautiful.”“Johanis..”“What?”“We're in a crowded hallway!” I grumbled but he merely shrugged. “So?”I looked around. Students were everywhere, rushing toward the graduation hall. Some were taking pictures. Others were fixing their gowns, adjusting their caps, or f

Aya’s POVIt had been a whole week since Lily left..And somehow, the pack mansion still felt wrong. It was too quiet and empty. I hadn't realized how much noise Lily brought into a room until she wasn't there anymore.She used to laugh loudly.. Argue loudly. Walk into rooms without knocking. Steal food from other people's plates and then act offended when they complained.Now her chair remained empty. Her room was untouched.And every time I passed the hallway leading toward it, my chest tightened.I hadn't even gotten to say goodbye.. That was the part that hurt the most.I knew why she had left. I understood why she had to go.Brinn was her mate. Her dreams had given her a clue. Redburg might hold the answers to her mark, her curse, and perhaps even what happened to Brinn and Sari. I wanna know what happened to my friends too.I understood all of that. But understanding didn't make it hurt any less.I sat on the couch, staring at the cup of tea in my hands. It had gone cold. Again.