Ex-Mate and Son Begged Me Back
Jessica HJoliver wood fanficriley x oliverdelirium oliver novel
Breaking a mate bond wasn't just emotional - it was physically excruciating, like having a vital organ slowly torn from your body.
But despite the pain, a strange sense of peace washed over me. This was the right decision. Finally, after years of being used and taken for granted, I was choosing myself.
Derek's face transformed before my eyes. The mask of concern he'd been wearing cracked, revealing raw panic beneath.
He swooped down in front of my hospital bed, "No!" he shouted, his voice echoing off the hospital walls. "I don't agree to dissolve the partnership!"
Instantly, the unraveling stopped. The pain remained, throbbing and insistent, but the bond stabilized - weakened but still intac