All Chapters of Broken bond, burning desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The mate bond I thought I buried years ago was screaming back to life, and it wanted me dead.I staggered across the border into Stormridge territory with blood pouring down my side. Every step sent fresh fire through the gashes. They would not close. Normal wounds knit up fast for us, but these felt cursed, like they wanted to keep me weak. Jax and Finn flanked me the whole way, their voices cutting through the haze.“Easy, Eamon. Lean on me if you need to,” Jax said, grabbing my arm. “That big black wolf tore into you good. We are lucky we got out when we did.”“I am fine,” I lied through gritted teeth. “Just get me to Mira. She will fix this.”Finn kept glancing back like he expected more Shadowfang wolves to burst out. “You sure you are okay? You look like you saw a ghost out there. The way you froze when that Alpha pinned you. What was that about?”“Later,” I snapped. My head pounded too hard for questions. We pushed through the last stretch of trees until the pack lights appeare

The second Ronan slammed the cell door, I knew the real fight was just starting between us.Cold stone pressed against my back as I slumped on the floor of the reinforced cell deep under Shadowfang’s main hall. My side burned from the fresh wound, blood still seeping slow through the rough bandage. The air felt thick, heavy with damp earth and his scent everywhere. I could barely lift my head, but I forced my eyes open when his boots stopped right outside the bars.“Look at you,” Ronan said, voice low and sharp. “Weak. Bleeding. Exactly how I pictured this.”I stared up at him through the iron. He stood tall, arms crossed, those amber eyes burning with everything he had held back in the trees. The man I thought I lost forever. “You dragged me here instead of killing me out there. Why? Just to talk?”He gripped the bars tight. “Talk? No, Eamon. I want answers. Why did you kill me that night in the war? Tell me straight. Was it easy for you? Did you feel nothing when your claws went in?

The ride to the border was silent except for the crunch of snow under hooves and the occasional growl from the wolves flanking us. My body still ached in the best and worst ways. Ronans cum dried on my inner thigh. My hole felt tender with every shift in the saddle. He rode ahead. Back rigid. Never once looking back. Like if he ignored me long enough the bond would finally snap.It did not.Every time the wind shifted his scent hit me harder. Dark pine. Smoke. And raw alpha musk. My wolf stirred restlessly beneath my skin. Wanting to press close. To submit. To bite. I hated how much I wanted it.Thorne rode beside me. Jaw tight. "You look like hell." He muttered. "And you smell like him. What the fuck happened in that chamber?""Later." I said quietly. My side wound pulled with every breath. But it was healing faster than it should. Mate bond perks I guessed. Or curses.Ronans beta. A scarred woman named Seline. Shot me a murderous glare every few minutes. The Shadowfang wolves outnum

The ride to the old ruins stretched long and tense under a gray sky. Snow fell lightly. Our joint force moved as one uneasy unit. Stormridge and Shadowfang wolves rode together but kept distance. Growls rumbled whenever someone stepped too close. Ronan kept me at his side the entire way. His horse matched mine step for step.My body still carried marks from last night. The bite on my shoulder throbbed. His scent clung to my skin. Every shift in the saddle reminded me of how deep he had taken me. How full he had left me.Thorne rode on my other side. His expression stayed grim. "This parley smells like a trap. Garrick does not offer talks. He offers graves.""I know." I kept my voice low. "But we need to see what he wants. The ruins hold old power. Answers maybe."Ronan glanced over. His amber eyes burned. "You stay behind me at all times. No hero shit. If the blackouts hit you there I will drag you out myself."The protectiveness in his tone surprised me. It mixed with the usual threa