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CHAPTER 153: MARKED

Author: Nadia Sparks
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-06 20:03:00

ARTEMIS’ POV

There's a sudden feeling of urgency welling up in my gut, taking over every reasonable thought I can muster at this moment.

Watching her going for the door, reaching out to grab the doorknob, does something to me, knowing this might be the last time I ever see her again. Pain like nothing I’ve ever felt squeezes at my gut, stabbing my chest.

My wolf cries in agony, and I know more than ever before that I can’t live without her. If I don’t die from my broken heart, I’d kill myself.

I can’t let her leave.

I rush forward, grabbing her other arm before she can open the door, pulling her towards me in one swift move.

She’s startled, letting out a short scream, before I have her pinned against the wall with both her hands held over her head. Green flustered eyes look at me and then up at her hands, and she frowns.

“What are you doing!” she asks.

I remain silent for a second, staring into her mesmerizing green eyes that pull me in like a trance, her soft features and delicat
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Alisha Griffiths
And his dad is just as devious as ever. There's no way he can still make him get married to Kamilla! He's marked his true mate! That man just makes me want to go through my phone and kick him in the balls.
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Alisha Griffiths
They are mates and it was bound to happen. Though, he should have gotten permission. Marking her against her will wasn't good on his part. And it's done something to her. Is she in a coma now or what?
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