The Werewolf Bond

g of Stage

nd I stood in our dimly-lit kitchen, my hands trembling from hope-or the lack

at chemotherapy had made me lose so much of my golden hair that being completely bald felt like a better fit. But the worst of these changes in the

I had arranged with care while waiting for him to return. My body ached, but my heart ached more, as I no

open, my pulse quickened.

ng forward, my voice frag

the sofa, his eyes avoiding mine and staring at his feet. I could see the exhaustion lines

cing a smile despite the nausea I felt cre

ally meeting mine-sharp

f my stomach, retching everything up. Dejection came over me as I turned the faucet and let it r

ed, pointing irritatingly at me. His words

g close enough to reach for his hand, desperate to feel something of the

gry voice slicing through me. "

o say anything else, he walk

ought he was coming to terms with my illness, and that he just needed to deal wi

talk to him again in our bedroom, except that I walked in and

den bangle with a red diamo

niversary was near. He hardly ever remembered, but he had to

he bathroom, cool and composed. He was a handsome man with jet black hair, a pair of brown eyes, and a well-chiseled

was spoiled by the ra

ng?" he growled,

stammered, my

bangle away, and the humiliation

I didn't

cked it away. "You're simply unbearable, Sophie. I

ep us alive, and the frustration morphed into rage. It was why I barked at him,

h something darker than anger. "You

s beautiful form a contrast to my sick, surviving one, even with the rage that spoiled his features. "That's why, Sophie. It's because you are d

each one a dagger to my

ken so much alrea

refusing to beli

ng me to face him. "You

of my voice. "I did everything for you.

, my cheek stinging as I stumbled back and crashed to the floor. "You m

reality. It was the sound of his keys and slamming the door shut that let me know I was alone, where I managed to

hat I was woken from when my phone chimed loudly. It was a message from him,

st friend from behind, her mouth wide open as she moaned in pleasure. I n

delet