Bound By Duty Novels & Stories

" Lara was dragged into the ritual ground, her long white dress slightly torn apart, tears could be seen in those blue eyes of hers as she kept on pleading for them to let her go but it all fell on deaf ears. Being a nobody in the eyes of the council meant that anyone could just pick you up in the village and ask to be with you forever, asking for blood confinement. This means you'll be stuck with that person for the rest of your life " You will get to know each other, in your next life when you are reborn"

"I'll stay out of your way from now on." I nodded, relieved that she seemed to finally understand. "Good. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have things to do." I shook my head, growing increasingly frustrated with her. "Attraction and action are two different things, Evelyn. I won't betray Elizabeth's trust, no matter how much you try to tempt me." Evelyn scoffed. "You're missing out, Cole. I know how to please a man better than anyone." I narrowed my eyes at her. "That's not the point. You need to respect my boundaries and my relationship."

I stood my ground, determined not to let his words affect me, even as I tried to unravel the deeper meaning behind them. "Not my personal intentions, Fabian! You have responsibilities with our daughter. Is it too much to ask for your time, or have you forgotten your duties because of this bitch, pouring all the blame on me?" I enunciated each word sharply, testing his patience. My frustration boiled over as I confronted him, the tension in the room thickening with every syllable. His eyes flickered with anger and annoyance.

“Emergency at the firm. Board meeting. Clients. My dad wants me there in a few hours.” She was quiet for a long moment. Then: “Duty calls,” she said softly. “You have to show up when you’re needed.” He closed his eyes. “Are you… okay?” “I’m fine. Just…” She stopped. “I didn’t expect it.” He didn’t want to hang up. He didn’t want to leave. Then her voice came again, hesitant: “Alex… can I ask you something?” “Anything.”

“Dante, I know we’ll do what Dario wants you to do. But if we go to my house, promise me that you won’t leave me there.” He slapped his fist against his chest. “You have my sworn promise.” Swallowing, I nodded. “I trust you.”

He reaches out, his fingers tilting my chin up, forcing me to meet his gaze. His touch is light but commanding. “You belong to me now, Isabella.” My breath catches. His grip isn’t tight, but it’s firm. Possessive. Like he’s already claimed me. I jerk back, my pulse racing. “I don’t belong to anyone.” Ethan just chuckles. “We’ll see.” My hands tremble as I snatch the contract off the desk. I feel trapped, caged. I made a deal with the devil. And there’s no way out.

Bound not only by vows or duty, but something that ran deeper. Something that was more permanent. We were bound by blood. And lies.

"May I come in?" "Of course, of course." Emily opened the door and let Selene in. They both sit on the bed. "I heard what happened yesterday." Selene started. "Ah." "I would like to apologize for the way my son treated you. It wasn't right" "There is no need for that Mrs. Bay…" "Mother." Selene corrected her again. Emily chuckled. "Mother, it was Tyler's fault and you do need to apologize on his behalf. Parents are not meant to pay for the crime of their children."

He replied warily. Neah then realized what he meant, recalling the words he had told her before when they were together. 'I might hurt you because of duty' His words rang in her head. Just what kind of duty did he mean? It sure didn't feel right! "Duty?" Neah repeated " I really wonder what you mean by that Damon, Your duty should be looking out for the pack and I know it's not something easy but you put it out like there's something behind it" She said plainly, hitting on the very spot he didn't want her to understand.

But now, she could no longer run away from her destiny. *l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l*