All Chapters of Tested Bonds: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Chapter 171Victoria’s POV *TW-Drug talk*We all sit in the ER waiting room for Luke and Nathan to get patched up. “You should have seen it,” Damien tells Jessica. “Tori was all kickass and Talia and Natalie were not going down without a fight either.”“Alex had me pretty good,” Natalie admits. “I need to go self defense classes with these two.”“I learned most of that on the streets of Atlanta,” I admit. They don’t know about my past, not all of it. “My bio Mom was a street whore and the man who made me call him Dad was her pimp and drug dealer. Until I was 7 I spent every night fighting off Johns. They would have my mom and try with me. For all he was Dad never let them touch me. He taught me how to scream when it hurt so he would know to come running. He always came even if he was high. If I screamed he came running. My teachers are the ones who got me out of there. Not that my Aunt was much better, but no one touched me. I got into Pace, met Nathan and he got me to a mu

Chapter 174Victoria’s POV“You can’t cut them out completely,” I tell Nathan as he pouts about his parents wanting us home for Christmas. “I don’t want to go back to the pack. I don’t want them knowing I have a mate. They will say that means I have to be pack, I don’t want to be pack,” Nathan tells me. “I’m trying to be on your side, but if you love me so much it shouldn’t matter who supported Carrie,” I tell him. “If my love really healed you then you wouldn’t care. Nathan I am trying to be enough but this constant anger is just tearing everyone up. You can’t get an apology from your cousin or your Uncle if you refuse to hear them out. Maybe they are sorry, maybe they have their reasons. You will never know. Your Mom wants us home for Christmas. I want to honor that. If you stay here alone you will spend Christmas alone. Even Alex’s parents want him and Luke in their home. So you will be alone completely.” “Then I will be completely alone for Christmas,” Nathan says bef

Chapter 175Victoria’s POVWe land in Atlanta and Laura is waiting for us. “Hey,” I say stepping into her hug. “I’m so glad you are here,” She smiles at us.“Victoria!” Angelica’s voice yells loudly. She is running to me. “OMG!”I hug her briefly. “Home for Christmas?”“Yeah for a week, then me, Trent, Casey, and Andrew are heading to Aspen. Would you and Nathan join us?”“I can’t,” I shake my head. “Mrs. Laine brought me here for a few days. I have to get back to work. Nathan is….”I look and he is already in the car. I point and she frowns.“He is still hurting over Carrie?” Angelica shakes her head. “Do you see him often?”I shrug. “We are in different parts of the city. So not much.”“Well please ask him to join the group chat again. I think he has us blocked,” She rolls her eyes and responses to a woman calling her name. “We should catch up while you are here.”“If we have time,” I smile and wave. I get in the car and look at Nathan. “Don’t ask me to forgive them too?

Chapter 177Victoria’s POV“Victoria,” Vanessa calls to me and I turn around. She hugs me. “So good to see you. Thank you so much for the gift. I know doing that was sacrifice for you.”“I was happy to get you something off the registry. I am so sorry I couldn’t arrive in person. I had finals and work. Mrs. Laine offered to fly me down, but the tips at Christmas time, I can’t pass up those,” I lie better than I thought I could. “Tori,” Leo smiles at me with a nod. I nod back and don’t make an effort to hug or touch him. I know better. Vanessa seems to notice and smiles.“Laura told us you figured us out.”“It wasn’t easy but things weren’t adding up. When I asked she was kind enough to educate me. If I’m honest knowing all this makes understanding Nathan a little easier,” I look at Leo. Nathan is still my man and Leo hurt him.“I let him down, I know. But loyalty isn’t blind. He pressured her,” Leo shakes his head.“That is bull shit and we both know it,” I say without t

Chapter 179Victoria’s POVNathan carries me into the apartment. I know he is heading to our room. I look into his eyes and he smiles at me. “I can feel the tingles now,” I tell him. “I can’t put into words what I feel for you,” Nathan tells me. We are walking by the kitchen counter when the door opens and Alex walks in followed by Luke. “Oh shit” Alex turns around seeing Nathan naked. “Sorry Dude.”Luke takes a beat and checks out my man.“Hey perve! He is mine, avert you eyes,” I yell and Luke turns around too. “To the bed now!”Nathan smirks and carries me to our bed. “I love the jealous side of you,” Nathan teases me. “The moment passed didn’t it.”’I look at the bed and back to him. “If we try again are you going to shift again?”“I don’t know I don’t have control of my wolf yet,” Nathan moves a section of my hair back behind my ear. “I love you so much. It’s more intense now.”I smile and pull him into bed with me. “I feel it too. It’s like you are the only thing k