Chapter Thirty One: Mark

Celestine Sterling-MonteroI eventually sat down, and it was the quietest date I had ever had in my entire life.And for some reason, it was peaceful.It felt as though my soul was being cleansed, little by little, with every passing second. There was no pressure to fill the silence, no awkward questions demanding answers, and no need to pretend that everything was fine. I simply sat there beside him, listening to the gentle rustling of the wind and taking in the view before us.There was something about Aeizor’s silence.It didn’t make me overthink. Well, maybe I overthought a little sometimes, but somehow, his quietness made it easier to breathe. It made me feel at ease in a way I couldn’t quite explain.“What else do you want to know?” I heard him ask, which made me look at him.“A lot, but I don’t know where to start,” I admitted before biting my lower lip. “But I want to be honest with you.”If we were going to be together for a lifetime, even if we wouldn’t see each other often

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Chapter Thirty Two: Decided

Celestine Sterling-MonteroEverything he said made sense, honestly. He was willing to take the risk, mostly to keep me protected within this pack, but I just…I couldn’t bring myself to think about doing something like that with someone. At least not this soon after I broke the bond with my previous mate.“B-But I don’t know you that well yet.” I placed a hand over my chest, feeling the weight of everything said pressing down on me. I closed my eyes for a moment, trying to gather my thoughts. “I just had my freedom.”“Were you not free there?”I heard him ask the question, but there was no accusation in his voice. He didn’t sound like he was prying into something I wasn’t ready to talk about, so I slowly shook my head.“F-Free from a mate bond that I wanted to get out of from the moment I came back here,” I mumbled.Even as the words left my mouth, I knew how confusing they must have sounded. I completely understood if he thought I wasn’t making any sense. There were too many things t

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Chapter Thirty Three: Marked

Celestine Sterling-MonteroI breathed heavily as I paced back and forth outside Aeizor’s room, my footsteps quiet against the floor but somehow deafening to my own ears.He had arrived an hour ago, and yet I still couldn’t bring myself to enter his room and simply say, ‘Hey, I want to be marked, so let’s get on with it.’Just the thought alone made my cheeks heat up. I nearly cupped my face with both hands, wishing the ground would open up beneath me and swallow me whole. How was I supposed to say something like that without wanting to disappear from embarrassment?I continued pacing, trying to gather enough courage to knock on his door. Then, before I could make up my mind, I heard the faint creak of the door opening.I immediately stopped.When I glanced to the side, I found Aeizor standing in the doorway, looking directly at me. His face held no expression, his features as unreadable as ever.“Are you going to pace outside my room the entire night?” he asked.His voice was calm, a

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Chapter Thirty Four: Shifted

Celestine Sterling-MonteroMy eyes shot wide open, and the first thing I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling above me. I blinked several times, slowly letting my vision adjust as I began looking around the room.“Good, you’re awake.”A voice from the side of the bed caught my attention. When I turned toward it, I saw Aeizor sitting there, his eyes fixed intently on me.It was almost as if he had stayed there the entire night, watching over me while I slept.Slowly, the memories of what happened last night began coming back to me. My cheeks immediately warmed at the recollection, and I quickly pulled the blanket over myself, hiding beneath it.I was far too embarrassed, but as I shifted beneath the covers, I realized something. I didn’t feel any pain.Slowly, I sat up in bed and reached toward the side of my neck, gently touching the spot where he had marked me.It was painful since it was fresh, but bearable.“It’s… not painful like what I expected it to be,” I surprisingly said, looking a

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Tous les chapitres de : Chapitre 31 - Chapitre 34

Chapter Thirty One: Mark

Chapter Thirty Two: Decided

Chapter Thirty Three: Marked

Chapter Thirty Four: Shifted