Bound Unscramble Novels & Stories

He was all duty and order, his focus completely on the mission. As Callum turned to go, his dogs trailing at his heels, my eyes caught the sight of the piebald mare being led towards me. My heart skipped a beat. The promise of freedom—of even the slightest movement without chains—brought a surge of excitement I hadn’t felt in months.

But the peace is an illusion, a thin layer of frost over a boiling spring. ​A young Southern scout, his leather armor torn and splattered with grey mud, kneels at the base of the steps. His breath comes in ragged, shallow gasps that fill the sterile air with the scent of pine sap and stale copper. ​"They call themselves the Unbound, Grand Luna," the scout rasps, his head bowed so low his chin touches his collarbone. "Exiled purebloods, rogues from the fringes who refused to swear the oath. They are gathering in the northern wastes under Brielle’s banner. Two hours ago, they hit our primary supply caravan at the base of the white ridge. They didn't just use teeth, my Queen. They brought machi

Then she looked at the protection clause in the contract. Any threats to Ms. Grant or her immediate family will be neutralized permanently. Nina picked up her phone with shaking hands. The number Victor had left rang twice. "Ms. Grant." His voice was cold despite it being 4 AM. Like he'd been expecting her call. "Have you made a decision?" "I have questions." "Ask them." "The protection..." she hesitated. "How does it work? What does 'neutralized' actually mean?" "It means anyone who threatens you or your family will be dealt with swiftly and permanently." He said firmly. "You don't need to know the details. You just need to know it will stop.".

Luca's handwriting. I read it aloud, my voice shaking: "When you're ready to be free, press this. Everything you need to destroy me is on this drive. Bank accounts, offshore holdings, business contacts, every illegal transaction I've ever made. Enough evidence to put me away for life or destroy the Moretti empire completely. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for taking you. I'm sorry for lying. I'm sorry for being the monster in your story. You deserve better. You've always deserved better. When you're ready to leave, this will give you the power to make sure I never follow. Press the center three times to remove the necklace. Press it four times to activate the tracker one last time so you can be found

Why else would the Alpha king leave him to make the decisions? "Is there something you would like to tell us, Alice?" King Ren offered. There was resignation in his eyes, as if he couldn't wait for all this to be over. He hated that his son had been dragged into this. But well, it was customary to pay for the sins of one's ancestor. Alice shrugged. "One is bound means there is someone bound to the prince, and immune to his curse. Is she one of them?" Now it was Talon's turn to be surprised. "What are you talking about?"

Fractionally shorter than the ones before it, fractionally closer to stopping without stopping. Then he was past me. Continuing down the corridor with the same unhurried certainty as always. I stayed against the wall. Listened to his footsteps until they turned the corner at the far end and disappeared. Then I stood there for a while longer. My right hand was warm again. I pressed it flat against the wall and felt the cold stone against my palm and thought about the word the elder had used. Binding. The ritual was called a binding. Something that held. Something you couldn’t undo by deciding you wanted to.

Then I heard the footsteps, I turned around to see that just as I had suspected, she was here. This time, her dim had reduced again. It seemed like it followed these particular steps, each time I saw her, she had dimmed again. I opened my mouth to ask her what was happening but she cut me off. “The scroll, it holds the secrets. Find it!” Her voice has turned shrill, into a scream. It tore into me, shocking me, I covered my ears in pain, suddenly everything began to shake and a strong headache hit me. “Find it, it's close to you" the voice said again.

“We’re getting nowhere. We now know why I bonded with Rey and Brendan, but I still have no understanding of what a dual-bond means and what I am meant to do being connected to them.” Erin swallowed, wary to ask, “Do you want… them both?” Turning rapidly to face her friend, Suki blushed. “I…” she shook her head. “It’s not possible. If one of them marks me, that finalises the bond and severes any other ties for any other potential mates. No second chance bonds, not unless the sealed bond is broken by death.” Pursing her lips, thinking hard. Erin hesitated but eventually spoke her thoughts, “The Moon Goddess is not cruel, she wouldn’t make you choose. Unless…”

I am not the kind of girl to keep losing myself in thoughts about boys, yet here I am. “Don’t mind her. She thinks she is going to be the next Luna, but she isn’t Luna material. My cousin just keeps falling back into bed with her. My aunt Brianna is a fabulous Luna and Cheri can’t hold a candle to her,” the voice of a cute boy in a faded T-shirt, flannel shirt and worn jeans with his arms full of art supplies says from beside me as he looks me over.

TRIGGER WARNING: NON-CONSENSUAL TOUCHING (This chapter contains intimate physical contact without consent. Reader discretion is advised.) Lena stared at her laptop screen for a long time, her mind trying to process the headline. A scornful laugh burst from her lips. “No way.” She exited the page, and then clicked on it again. The same image loaded. The same disbelieving headline. “No freaking way,” she muttered, half laughing, half stunned. “What…? After all that?”