Shadows of the Forsaken Bond

a's

through the thin curtains, p

d, I forgot

under my cheek. Strong arms loosely curled around my waist. The mate bond hummed fain

all came c

. The pul

still, too afraid to move, as if doi

still clung to him, but underneath it was som

ng with slow breaths. In that fleeting moment, he looked... human. Pea

thing had changed. Maybe the bond had broken through whatever wa

qual measure. I ran my fingers lightly over the edge of the sheets, replaying the night in my mind. The heat of his t

d softly, more to t

sti

ring wildly in my stomach. He blinked once, then ag

hen-h

he'd woken from a nigh

e with disbelief. "No. No,

stunned. "

ce laced with venom. "Wha

sliced t

I said softly, heart po

He ran both hands through his hair like he wanted to rip

felt it. The

that sentenc

inking back ben

a mistake. A drunken, dis

u kissed me. You touched me

nt nothing. You're a weak, pathetic omega who

es," I said, v

s clearly flawed," he sneered. "I'd rather reject

nched my jaw, willing myself not

me," I w

ient," he said flatly, not a

bro

discarded dress from the floor, slipping it on in silence as R

a trembling hand. I looked back once, despite

dn't

walked

an the last. My heart ached, my soul to

lf. I ran. Past the pack house. Past the training grounds. Unti

o think one night co

s knew-was that the consequences of that

torm was only