Bounded By Love Novels & Stories

I leaned against the railing, letting the small movements of my hands and feet ground me. “I’m glad you’re not my person anymore,” I said. “I have my own people now,” he said. “Students. Friends. The family we built. You have yours. We chose this.” The hug we shared was sibling-shaped, warm, sufficient. Love without romantic complications. Love that was quiet, enough, boundary-conscious. “Grayson?” Dante asked quietly, just for me. “Distance,” I said. “Persistence. The love that is memory and present and still uncertain. Still trying.”

“He did it to show me who you are.” “That’s not who I am.” “That’s exactly who you are,” she replied. The words landed. Hard. Clean. Final. Because now She wasn’t guessing. She knew. Alexander stepped forward slightly. “Isabella” “Don’t.” That stopped him instantly. Her voice wasn’t loud. But it didn’t need to be. “You don’t get to come closer right now.” That was new. That boundary. Clear. Unbreakable. He stayed where he was. Because for the first time

The bond flared again, hotter than before. Lena’s breath caught. Vance’s eyes darkened. The pleasure from the feeding hadn’t faded. It had settled. Deeper. Quieter. More dangerous. And it was already asking for more. Lena pressed her hand to his chest, feeling his heartbeat under her palm. It matched hers now. Perfectly. Vance’s hand came up and covered hers. Not pushing it away. Holding it there. The bond between them burned.

“You’re not intimidating.” “Liar.” Mary laughed. “But a polite one. I appreciate that.” She sealed a container. Set it aside. “Can I tell you something? Mother to future daughter-in-law?” “Of course.” “Lucien doesn’t love easily. He’s like his father that way. Closed off. Careful. He builds walls because he’s afraid of what happens when they come down.” Mary’s expression was serious now. Sad. “But when he does love someone, when he lets them in, he loves completely. Fiercely. He’d burn the world down for the people he cares about.”

Mia Getting myself to stop loving Jonathan is a big deal, especially since we’re under the same roof. And if I’m being honest with myself, he really doesn’t want to have anything to do with any other woman that isn’t Sophie.. But now is not the time to start daydreaming and waiting for him to ease into my presence in his life. If I can’t get him to love me, I can get my father to finally set me free from this bondage. I scrolled through my phone for a few more minutes and my mind went back to the anonymous files I was sent the day before. My fingers went fast and I clicked it open, Jonathan’s face was boldly on display.

His voice lowered painfully. “…that now I feel protective over every single thing that could hurt you publicly too.” Emotion rose warmly through her chest. Because maybe this was love too. Not controlling. Not possessive. Protective. Intentional. Elena wrapped both arms gently around his neck. “We can’t control people talking.” “No.” “But we can protect what happens inside this relationship.” God. That sentence settled quietly into both of them. Because love didn’t survive on feelings alone. It survived on boundaries.

"How so?" "Love does not force choices between loved ones. It finds another way. That is what the Circle has always done. When the Emberkin attacked, I did not choose between my pack and theirs. I chose peace. When the Frostfang came, I did not choose between the Heart and Farrah. I chose both." "The bond allows that?" "The bond demands it. Love is not a zero-sum game. It is infinite. It multiplies." --- Morpheus stepped closer. "You are trying to change the rules of the challenge."

I was petrified to be bound to their story, to be a part of their destiny. Love has no boundaries, and no love can dwell within boundaries. The love that might have taken birth inside my heart for Caleb, was lost in the boundaries of Leon. And now in the place of that love, fear was born. I was afraid to be his mate, to be the one moon goddess picked for him.

Of Course, I noticed all that, but at that moment, I didn't want to admit to them that I paid any attention to him. "Nah, I had other important things in mind," I scoffed. Clearly I was wrong to think his presence didn't affect any of us. "Merlin's beard. What other thing could be more important than Stephan Sphat" Emily shrugged, and scratched her hair and chin briefly as if there were beards. "Erm, Lee Demy perhaps" Julian pouted. Emily rolled her eyes and shot Julian a look that could be translated as saying 'really'. I blinked, my brain trying sluggishly to catch up. I almost asked who Lee Demy was before I realized he was Emily's boyfriend.

I had to be stronger because this was going to be a battle to overcome. When will we be able to love each other without boundaries and limitations? Could he even love me or was he only feeling an obligation because of the bond? Now that he was discarding me, what do I do? -