Todos os capítulos de TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS : Capítulo 391 - Capítulo 400

Emma POVThree hours had passed since I'd been left at the abandoned gas station, and every minute had made me angrier.I sat on the concrete seat beneath the faded shelter, staring at my phone, watching the time crawl forward. No sign of anyone coming for me. Heat had settled over the road, but I barely noticed it anymore. My thoughts had become their own kind of furnace.That man had fooled me.He had approached me at the bar, looked into my eyes, claimed me as his mate, slept with me, and disappeared before I woke. His people had taken Anita, and everyone on this island feared him.A bitter laugh escaped me.I had thought falling for Charlie was humiliating. At least with Charlie, I'd known exactly where I stood. I loved him for years while he insisted we were siblings, and now he wanted friendship.Charlie's rejection paled next to this.I had met a stranger, believed the mate bond, trusted what my wolf told me, and handed him the one thing I'd never given anyone. Now I couldn't e

Alexander POVBy the time I returned to the hotel, someone else occupied the room.I stood outside the door, checked my phone, and found no missed call or message from her. I didn't have her number. Disappointment settled in my chest, but I pushed it aside and headed for the reception desk."The room I stayed in last night. When did the previous guest leave?"The receptionist checked her screen. "This morning, sir."Something about the way she said it caught my attention. Her eyes flicked toward me, then away, as though she wanted to say something but had decided silence offered better odds of survival."Find her."Her fingers tightened around the edge of the desk."Sir, I don't know her.""Is she in this building?"She swallowed.A nervous glance toward the manager's office told me enough. She hurried off, half walking, half running, and came back with a man who looked as though he'd been dragged out of bed before he finished waking up.He straightened when he saw me, forcing a smile

Emma POV The thud of boots scraping against the floor outside made me lift my head. Then the noise outside the room went silent.Anita and I exchanged glances. Could our parents have found us?Before I could make sense of the sudden silence, the door burst open. Four rogues, broader than the ones I'd seen before, walked in dressed in worn leather jackets and dark trousers, their clothes marked with dirt from the road. Each had something distinct about his face, from a scar cutting through an eyebrow to a shaved head or a piercing.Their cold, I-can-fuck-you-up looks swept over the room and settled on their captives.My brain stopped working when my gaze landed on the rogue Lord.Or in this case, my bloody fated mate.He walked through the doorway. Our eyes met.The bond reacted before I could prepare myself.My wolf danced with desire at seeing him again, but my human side struggled with the fact that he was truly a rogue and the leader of the syndicate that had captured us.I could

Emma POV The truck drove for over ten minutes, leaving the rogue camp behind. Through the wooden slats of the truck bed, I watched the scenery change as the paved road gave way to a narrow, bumpy track that seemed barely used. We had crossed toward the lower side of Ruin Island, leaving the highland behind as the resort-like scenery disappeared into rougher land.My heart couldn't stop pounding as we neared our destination. The jewelry around my neck was useless now that my phone was switched off, otherwise it would have given off a signal regardless of whether the rogues had my phone or it was with me.Mom would be worried sick and must have suspected my silence was strange since I called her every day, sometimes twice. She was my mother, but we were very close despite our contrasting personalities. I was like Dad, who preferred peace and quiet, while Mom loved chaos. Besides Anita, Mom had been excited for me to go on vacation, irritated that I was still hung up on Charlie after al

Emma POV Anita let go of me and wiped her face with the back of her hand. She took my wrist and led me down the hallway, pushing the bedroom door open quietly.Haley was already lying on her side, facing the wall. Her slow breathing filled the dark room.Anita and I sat side by side on the mattress and pulled our legs up. She stared at the floor, her fingers moving against her knees."This is a disaster," Anita whispered, her voice barely carrying across the bed. "A rogue. Not just any rogue, Emma. Their leader."All the panic I had been holding back came pouring out at once."What am I supposed to do? What will my parents say? Our family? Everyone knows who we are, Anita. I don't belong in his world, and he can't step into ours. Both sides will destroy us."Anita understood my fear. She reached for my hands and squeezed them, keeping her voice low."Calm down. We need to think.""I have to break it," I said, leaning closer. "There's no other choice. But when I told him, he chuckled