71 - Bound To Break

Aya's POVThe footsteps outside grew louder. Faster. Closer..My heart leaped into my throat.My mate.. He was coming.I could feel it through the bond—wild, sharp, almost violent in the way it surged through me. It wasn’t just awareness anymore.It was urgency.Rage.Fear.For me.The Blackmoor captain tilted his head slightly, as if listening to it too. That same calm expression remained on his face..Like this was all expected.Like everything was going exactly the way he wanted.“Perfect timing,” he murmured.“Stay back,” I snapped, pulling Lily closer to me. She was still weak, her weight leaning slightly against my side.“Aya… what’s going on?” she whispered.“I don’t know,” I admitted.But that wasn’t entirely true. Because deep down—I did. This was a trap. And we walked right into it.The footsteps stopped right outside the door.For one split second, everything went still. And then…BANG.The door slammed open so hard it hit the wall with a deafening crack.Johanis stood the

72 - Small Secrets

Aya's POVThe forest felt like it was breathing. Not metaphorically.Not in the poetic, it’s just the wind through the trees kind of way.No…I could literally feel it in my bones.The ground beneath my feet shifted ever so slightly, like something vast and ancient was stirring underneath the soil. The air was thick. Heavy. It pressed against my lungs with every breath I tried to take.And the silence—It wasn’t quiet.It was watching.My grip tightened around Lily as she leaned against me, still weak but more alert now, her fingers clutching the fabric of my sleeve.“Aya…” she whispered. “This place… I don’t like it.”“I know,” I said softly.Because I didn’t like it either.Every instinct in my body was screaming at me to run. But there was nowhere to run to. Because this place..is so hard to find where the exit is. It looks and feels like it's never-ending..“Johanis…”My voice came out smaller than I intended. He didn’t look at me right away.Still standing in front of us, still

Alle Kapitel von Saved, Then Rejected by my Ice Hockey Mate : Kapitel 71 – Kapitel 72

71 - Bound To Break

72 - Small Secrets