All Chapters of Bound by Blood II: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The room was dark and it was nearing 3 a.m. The shower was shut off but he remained in the dark corner of the room, his frame blending in well with the shadows. He could see the appeal of it now as he waited. Adrenaline flooded his system, but he was oddly calm as well. The bathroom door opened and he walked right past Wilder, standing with his back toward him at the edge of the bed. “I assume you’re not waiting for me to fall asleep.”“Guess I have a few things to work on,” Wilder said.The lamp was switched on and Gage turned to look at him. “What’s with the cloak and dagger, Bishop?”“I wanted to see what the appeal was. I kind of like it,” he said.Gage huffed out a laugh and opened the bottle of water that stood on the nightstand. “It does have a certain allure to it, waiting in the shadows.”Wilder took a deep breath, knowing that he had to get it off his chest. “I love Arya.”“Fuck,” Gage said, and huffed out a laugh before he sat down. “I’m not going to give you my blessing,

Her shift had just started and her stomach growled. The last time she’d eaten was lunch four days earlier. She’d eaten an entire hamburger and blushed when Saint told her that he liked a woman that ate like a normal person and not someone that nibbled on carrot sticks.He made her feel seen and wanted and she craved that, more than anything. She missed the way it felt when someone cared about you. He was a dangerous man, but she didn’t fear him. It hadn’t even occurred to her to go to the police. She’d scanned the newspapers, but there had been nothing about three dead addicts. The diner was busy, as usual, and she kept her smile intact as she served customers their food. It was hard to do it, the smell of the food now making her nauseous but hungry too. The whole campus was gearing up for the first pre-season hockey game. Spirits were high and the crowds in the diner were loud.It was nearing 6 p.m. when her uncle showed up and sneered at her to get her ass into the back office. She

I tried calling her, but her phone went straight to voicemail. I drove to her house and stood on that shitty, sagging porch and knocked on her door. I hammered on the door, actually. She was either ignoring me or really not at home. I walked to the side of the house and peered through her bedroom window, that same window I’d seen her from that first night.Violence ebbed through my veins when I spotted a fucking mattress on the floor. The floor! Why hadn’t she said anything? I shook my head. It was worse than I thought, her situation. I had 3 guest rooms at my house and she was sleeping on the floor. Is that why she broke it off? My phone vibrated in my pocket and I swiped to answer Wilder’s call.“What?” My tone was curt because I was pissed off.“Meet me at St. Raphael’s. Kaelis passed out in the quad. I’m driving behind the ambulance.”“Fuck,” I said, and ran back to my car.It didn’t take long to reach the hospital and I pulled in behind the ambulance and Wilder’s car. The ambulan

Wilder had brought my laptop and an overnight bag with clean clothes. They stayed for an hour, making small talk, telling jokes and I noticed then that they were holding hands. I gave Wilder a look and he just grinned at me. Kaelis noticed it too and smiled. “You remember that day you walked me to class?”“Yeah,” Wilder said, and nodded his head.“Some of the girls asked me if you were single but now I can tell them you’re not. I really didn’t know you two were together,” she said.Arya gave Wilder a look. “What did you do?”Kaelis laughed. “He didn’t do anything except threaten all the guys in my class.”I smiled. “My list of IOU’s keep growing.”“Don’t look at me like that, Arya, I had to fend off a whole hockey team for you,” he said.At 8 p.m. they left after hugging Kaelis and kissing her cheeks. I settled back into the recliner and Kaelis shifted into a lying position. “I don’t mind if you go home too, Saint. You’ve been here the whole day.”“I’m not leaving,” I said and opened

The past 8 weeks had been absolute torture. Kaelis had gone back home with me after 10 days in the hospital. Arya had gone shopping for her and they had formed a close friendship, one I was glad for. Kaelis needed good people in her life.Every morning, I’d stand in the shower, relieving the pressure of having a hard-on the entire night as I slept next to her. Her transformation in the past 8 weeks had been mesmerising. She’d gained weight, her cheeks had filled out and now she looked healthy. Her hair was shinier, her hips fuller and she was fucking beautiful. There were no other words to describe her.She still took afternoon naps, but she had more energy and she laughed more. Especially Wilder's stupid jokes. Mellie loved her and she fit into our lives comfortably. I’d finally gotten the vote I wanted from the zoning commission and the reopening of the hotel was underway. I’d been gone the entire day and Kaelis would go back to school on Monday. I’d spoken to the dean at length, g