They Keep Pulling Me Back In Novels & Stories

Pulling back. It feels like a breath leaving a body. I do not know if that is good. I do not know if that is bad. “I do not know where this comes from,” I whisper. “I do not know why I know.” The pull fades, but it does not disappear. It coils. Waiting. And I know, deep in my chest, that next time, it will be louder. And earlier.

I muttered. But neither of them relaxed. Because they could feel it too. Not the connection itself— The change. Ronan studied me carefully. “It returned.” Not a question. I exhaled slowly. “Yes.” Kael frowned immediately. “What returned?” “The pull,” I answered quietly. Neither man spoke for a moment. Then Kael swore under his breath. “That thing in the forest?” Ronan nodded once. Kael looked even less pleased. “That’s not concerning at all.” I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, trying to steady myself.

he said. His gaze returned to me one last time. “When you’re ready for the truth…” The pull inside me tightened. “…you’ll come to us.” And just like that they stepped back. Not running. Not retreating in fear. Just… leaving. Like they had already achieved what they came for. The moment they disappeared into the forest The pull weakened. Not gone. But quieter. Distant. My knees nearly gave out. Kael caught me instantly. “Easy.” I clung to him without thinking, my breath uneven.

I pull my hand back, ready to let loose. “STOP RIGHT THERE!”

It was as if something was calling to me, beckoning me closer. I tried to ignore it, to focus on getting out of the chaos, but the pull grew stronger, more insistent, until I couldn’t resist it any longer. I stopped, turning to look back at the swirling storm behind us, and felt a strange sense of déjà vu wash over me. I had seen this before. I had been here before. “Sera, what are you doing?” Mia shouted, grabbing my arm. “We have to keep moving!” But I couldn’t move. I couldn’t look away. The pull was too strong, drawing me in like a moth to a flame.

She felt herself being pulled backwards. “Here we go! Hang on, sunshine!” he shouted in her ear. His arms were like steel groups around her. A drive grasped her around the center and she shouted as she was pulled backwards. Brock’s thunder joined her as he was pulled along with her, the as it were thing holding her to him being his claim drive of will. Together, they tumbled into the haziness.

the Alpha’s system complete again. “No.” The word came out raw. Immediate. because that wasn’t happening. not after everything. not when he was right there. the pull intensified. dragging me backward. trying to return me to the unstable space. to the broken field. to the place where I could survive. but survival wasn’t the point anymore. not without him.

“Did you know you were coming back as our mate?” How would I know? I snapped back in my mind. My heart stuttered in my chest. I opened my mouth, but no words came. How could I explain the pull I’d felt, the way I had been drawn back here by something beyond my control? I didn’t even fully understand it myself. Now, I don’t even understand how I’m paired to three men at the same time.

《》Aria’s POV The void pulled me back into itself, that same endless black stretching in every direction, but this time I didn’t feel as hollow. I clung to Cael’s words like a rope in the dark, the only thing tethering me to something other than this freezing silence. Remember. Fight. Come back.

He drags me back into the house. “Let me go.”