Reborn For Revenge
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bed, my hands resting in my lap, staring at the untouched breakfast Ian had prepared earlier. I
always like this. Ian and I were once inseparable. We'd been mates since we were children, our bond undeni
een us, invisible yet so thick that it felt as though we were strangers. Our conversations had become short
ped, prayed that this would bring us back together. But instead, every attempt to reconnect had been met
ed in. His expression was unreadable, his eyes cold. He was the Alpha-strong, confident, and seemingly imper
e said, the words too
r. The words sounded strange even to me. It had been so lon
urtains shut with a flick of his wrist. The house grew even darker, more suffocating. He turne
ancing at the door. His eyes never
e to rest for weeks now, Ian. What do you think I've been doing?" My frus
tretched between us, the weight of unspoken words hanging in the air like smoke. I wa
muttered, his gaze flicking briefly
o stare at the empty door for what felt like an etern
ce felt about becoming a mother had turned into a gnawing dread, a dread that something was wrong-
th each passing moment. The trees stood tall, their branches swaying gently in th
mur from outside, a laugh. I
Ian. It was coming from the direction
dearly. But there had been a strange tension between us lately, something I couldn't put my finger
made my blo
hes apart. Her hand was on his arm, her laughter soft and flirtatious. My breath caught i
known, should've seen the signs. The way Ian had withdrawn from me, the way Rita had been spending more time with him, always offering subtle
let them fall. No. I wouldn't cry. I could
acking under the weight of it. I stumbled toward the bedroom door, my body shakin
mind was clouded with rage, heartbreak, and disbelief. How could they? How could Ian, the man I loved, the
ed to get to the forest, to find some semblance of peace. The world around me b
myself. I staggered into the clearing, my body trembling with the weight of my emotions. I had no idea how much time p
been growing since the moment I saw them together. The realization hit me like a t
ly, gasping for air. The pain was too much. M
inal, desperate plea fo
d, pulling me under. My last thought was a single, desperate pra
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amiliar. My body felt lighter, different somehow. I blinked against the light,
and earth, and for a moment, I was diso
in was unfamiliar. The trees stretched high above, their branches heavy with the wei
before. Or maybe... maybe I h
sped, stumbling backward as realization hit me like a thunderclap. I wa
a. I was reborn. And I would make Ia