Broken Bonds Epub Novels & Stories

I stood up and grabbed my suitcase. As I walked past him, I paused. "Kaelen," I said softly. "Since the bond between us is broken, then let it stay broken." "Don't give me another reason to hate you." He didn't move. He didn't even look up. I walked past him, and this time, he didn't try to stop me.

Not here. Not like this. Rowan’s grip never loosened And somewhere beyond the pain Beyond the fracture The bond fought back. ---

Rowan POV She erased me. I felt it happen. I should have forgotten her completely. So why— Did she look at me like I had just broken something she thought could never fail? ⸻ The bond fractures— Then snaps tight again. Not broken. Not gone. But unstable. Like something tried to tear it apart and failed. My pace increases instantly, boots striking pavement harder as I push through the empty streets, ignoring the way the silver in my system burns deeper with every step, ignoring the strain dragging through my ribs and lungs.

Fuck those sacrifices. “No matter what, once in your life, someone will hurt you, that someone will take all that you are, and rip it into pieces and they won’t even watch where the pieces land. But through breakdown, you’ll learn that you’re strong, and no matter how hard they destroy you, you can conquer anyone. You’re strong, Melissa. I know, I’ve witnessed it. ” Eugene said softly.

Just then, Brian came in with the others and we all consoled her, soon she stopped crying. "Baby I got something for you, "Brian said revealing a charm bracelet with over five charms on them. One I noticed signifies Ava and Alexis, another one was a doll with "Type 1 diabetics insulin dependent " written in a tiny font on it. And three other charms. "Do you like it? " "Yes daddy, I love it. " "Daddy got me one too, "Alexis said showing her own to her sister, it had the same charms but no inscription written on it.

It required him to move closer to the bond than he preferred, to risk the brightness of a reaffirmation event pushing him back. But it was effective. Every bond, no matter how anchored, carried within it the specific shape of the wounds that had formed it. Soulbonds didn't form between whole people — they formed between people at the point of shared fracture. Which meant every bond contained, at its foundation, the exact texture of the original break. For Tharien: the belief that his love destroyed. For Nori: the belief that she was easy to leave.

I looked at her quietly and didn't say a word. She suddenly laughed softly. "I knew it. You'll never forgive me. And honestly, I don't deserve your forgiveness. "But no matter what, whether you believe me or not, you were always the only father I ever had and the only one I'll ever recognize." After saying that, she slowly turned around and walked away. I wanted to say something, but in the end, I didn't call out to her. Affection is like glass; once broken, the cracks remain forever.

I blurted. He laughed bitterly. “Why is that, right? Do whatever it takes, Hernandez. She ran after you so many times, it's time for you to break a sweat too.” “You're buying," he pointed to the glasses and left. I stood there drinking and remembering the night everything started to go wrong. The night I broke Sofia's heart for the first time and all the other times I did it again and again over the years. Yeah, maybe I really needed to make things right.

My mind replayed every moment of the day—the roses scattering on the ground, the vows I didn’t mean, the kiss that wasn’t a kiss, the look in Kenneth’s eyes when he said he didn’t choose this either. I thought of the girl I had been before all this. The girl who once dreamed of freedom, of healing, of maybe even love. And I realized that girl was gone. In her place was a woman bound by broken pieces, tied to a man who carried his own shattered past. And I didn’t know if we would destroy each other—or if, somehow, those broken pieces might fit together. But tonight, all I knew was that I wasn’t ready to find out. So I closed my eyes, clutching the pillow like it could keep me whole.