Novel & Cerita Betrayal Bond

It was blood-red lightning, carrying fury and judgment. The catacombs shook violently. Spiderweb cracks tore through the stone walls. The law of the ancient Blood Bond is absolute. A life for a life. A power for a power. A betrayal for a reckoning. Three years ago, I sacrificed my immortal healing to save Valerius's life. And now, as the one who benefited, he had personally sent his savior to her death. This betrayal completely shattered the balance of the Bond.

The bond surged even further into my mind and body, wrapping around us like invisible ropes that were pulling me into him and making me forget everything else. But then, when he suddenly released his hold on our bond, reality slammed back into me like a freight train. And where I had once felt molted heat pooling in my core, all I felt now was betrayal. I shoved him away as forcefully as I could, sending him staggering backwards. “You used the bond against me,” I whispered, tears stinging my eyes and my lips trembling with fury. “You’re no better than Liam, are you?” His expression crumpled, the fire in his eyes replaced with something that looked almost like regret. “Kayla, I didn’t mean—”

"Broken, you say? You had earlier said you couldn’t deny that bond. Don't be a d**l Callista; go out there and release our f**king mate. He has been in that shackle for three years; don’t deny the bond.” “Don’t think with your p*ssy, this fucking mate killed my father, and you want me to just release him, huh?” I snickered. Tristan is f**l; he is the one who turned his back on me when I needed him most. Is there any room in my heart for forgiveness, or has his betrayal severed our bond forever? I can’t forgive him either. “And you can’t deny the bond,” Maya whimpered.

It was off-key. Memories of Luciano flashed through my mind, cold and sharp. A wave of horror washed over me. I’d cheated. I’d betrayed the fated bond. But then, a callous part of my mind pushed back. Why shouldn't Leyton be the one? He was actually here. He was kind. He was protective. If the bond didn't take this time, couldn't we just keep trying until it did? It isn't cheating, Sombra spoke up, her voice surprisingly calm. Luciano rejected us. The bond is a dead wire. We are free.

Permanent. “A binding,” Moira said. “You’re tied to our deal. Break it, it kills you.” Killian stared at the mark. At Aeris. Face twisted—worse than pain. Betrayal. Horror. Broken heart. “You promised,” he whispered. “Together.” “I face it. Keeping you alive.” “By selling yourself.” “If that’s what it takes.” Killian stepped back. Like punched. The bond strained. Hurt. “Mistake,” he said. Hollow. “Your mistake.”

"Can't watch you synchronize with him perfectly while struggling to coordinate with me adequately. Can't see you save lives together while I stand uselessly aside. Can't accept being loved while feeling replaceable. Can't manage jealousy that's destroying me despite choosing to accept dual bonds. Despite trying. Despite loving you enough to share when sharing is killing me." Through the bond, I felt his absolute honesty. His breaking point. His awareness that something had to change or he'd shatter. Or we'd shatter. Or love would shatter despite divine design insisting it was sufficient. My wolf instincts flared. Not toward Liam. Toward Caleb. Betraying attraction I was trying to suppress. B

“I confessed.” My hands curled into fists at my sides. “You confessed,” I echoed. “But you weren’t caught. No one saw you. No one suspected a thing. So why confess?” His jaw clenched, and for a second I thought he wouldn’t answer. “I felt guilty,” he muttered. “I betrayed you. Betrayed the pack. Betrayed the bond.” “The bond?” I repeated. “The sacred bond between an Alpha and his mate. And you—” I took a slow, threatening step toward him “—touched what wasn’t yours.”

“I don’t mean to be nosey, but with the divorce and everything you found out, why didn’t you reject her and break the bond?” His eyes soften for just a moment, a fleeting one. “I did,” he whispers. Our bond never felt particularly strong. Neither of us reacted the way I would have expected; not even close to what happened when I saw you reject Jesse.” “Wow, still…she doesn’t seem to want the divorce,” I muse. “Her betrayal of me and our bond is a fact; one she obviously can’t deny. I could never accept someone who is unfaithful.” He turns to face me and cups my face in his hand. “You should remember that, Isabella. I don’t hesitate to retaliate.”

The little comfort that I managed to find in my pack was ripped away from me. Ramona, the friend I had for years, betrayed me. And Trent, my fated mate… What was the purpose of this bond if he could do what he did to me without any regret? It shook the very foundation of everything I believed about the Goddess and the mate bond. Every whisper, every kiss, every promise … they’d all been lies, some entertainment for Trent while he waited for someone he could take seriously.

A pillow was clutched tightly in his arms, and he muttered to himself, “Mom… don’t go. I’ll avenge you… I’ll kill them all… The money, I have so much money…” His eyes were empty and unfocused, trapped entirely in his own world. I asked the doctor how he had become like that. The doctor explained that a week ago, under the pretense of “humanitarian aid,” a special “meeting” had been arranged. Gariel had been seated in a one-way observation room, while on the other side of the glass was his mother, Layla. Layla, however, had no idea that Gariel was watching her. She thought she was speaking to a lawyer sent by Drake, and to reduce her sentence, she betrayed Gariel without holding back.