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SophiaThe past few days, I’ve felt like a mouse trapped in a cage while a cat watches me. The cat was Bright. We didn’t talk. We barely existed in the same room together, only during dinner or breakfast. Bright didn’t have lunch with me because he was always out.I don’t know when our relationship became like this. It wasn’t fair to me. I was tired of feeling guilty for something that wasn’t my fault. Bright was punishing me with his silence, and it was driving me crazy.The sound of the doorbell pulled me out of my thoughts. I jumped slightly but quickly hurried to open the door without stopping to think about who it might be. When I saw him standing there in the doorway, my heart stopped for a second.Dante was standing there in front of the door. He had a smile on his face as he looked at me.The maids weren’t home. I had given them the day off so I could be alone. I needed privacy, and I was tired of pretending to be fine just so they wouldn’t suspect anything."Hello, Sophia," h
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-01Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 21
SophiaIt had been two days since Bright and I had spoken to each other. The silence between us felt like an impenetrable wall, heavy and suffocating. We no longer slept in the same bed. He stayed in his room, and I stayed in mine. Ours, actually. But apparently, now it was mine alone.My chest ached every time I saw him walk through the house without even looking at me. It was as if I didn’t exist, as if somehow, he had decided that I was no longer part of his world. And although at first, I tried to act strong, I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t stand the silence, the coldness with which he treated me.Why was he punishing me like this? We had an agreement, and he was the one not keeping it.To hell with what we did that night. I know what happened was significant. I know I felt something, but I asked him to forget it. Dante wasn’t my fault. He showed up at my house, and I didn’t owe Bright any explanation. He had no right to be angry. I had never been upset about any of his lov
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-01Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 22
BrightLiving with her felt like living with the enemy. There was so much weight on my shoulders. There was so much work I had to take care of to keep the pack safe. James had given me the responsibility of looking after everyone as his right hand, but I couldn’t stop thinking about his sister, and I didn’t even understand why.However, the thoughts and emotions haunted me all the time. I needed a break from them.It had been three days since that argument since Sophia looked at me as if I were the worst being ever to walk the earth. Three days since I forced her to witness my little revenge, bringing another woman into the house, fully aware of what I was doing. I didn’t do it because I truly wanted to be with someone else. I did it because I wanted to see her burn with jealousy. Because I needed her to feel a fraction of the rage I had been carrying since that damn night I found her with Dante. I needed her to taste her own medicine.If she let Dante into our home, then I could brin
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-02Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 23
BrightThe atmosphere in the house was still a living hell. I needed to change the energy between us. The maids were already starting to suspect that something was wrong between us, and I knew they would carry the tale to Sophia’s parents and mine. If she and I weren’t careful, they would find out or start watching us to figure out the reason for our distance.But Sophia and I barely spoke, and when we did, it was with cold and distant monosyllables. I had tried to talk to her after our last argument, but every attempt ended the same way: she shut down, and I accumulated more frustration. I didn’t know how to fix it, but what I did know was that I couldn’t keep going like this.Sophia wanted to leave me. She wanted to end the charade of our marriage. Months ago, I wouldn’t have cared much, but now I felt an urgent need to stop it from happening. We hadn’t brought up the subject in days, but her attitude made it clear that she wouldn’t change her mind. Anxiety was eating me up inside,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-02Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 24
SophiaMy parents' mansion was impeccable, with every detail carefully planned for the gathering of the alphas and their wives. Initially, no women were supposed to be present, as the men wanted to protect us, but as their wives, we deserved to know what was happening. We understood that the missions were dangerous and that they didn’t want us there, but at the very least, they had to give us information about the case.The warm light from the golden lamps illuminated the grand dining room, where a long table was set with elegant plates and black glasses. Mom and Dad had taken care of organizing the meeting. They were part of the pack but had retired. However, they also wanted to be present. They looked alert because of everything that had been happening lately.The atmosphere was tense as if everyone in the room was holding their breath, waiting for something to explode at any moment.Bright was sitting next to me, his hand resting on my thigh like a silent warning. I wanted to push
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-03Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 25
SophiaI had to swallow my pride to keep myself from furiously yelling at Bright when he walked out of the bathroom and left me there alone. The packs were downstairs engaged in an important conversation, and we couldn’t interrupt our marital problems or allow them to hear us arguing. But once we got home, we needed to talk.This wasn’t going to stay this way. I wasn’t going to allow it. He was never going to threaten me again.The night had been long, tense, and exhausting. Talking about the mission gave me a headache. Still, I paid attention to most of it and noticed that there was information the Alphas didn’t want to share with us. I wasn’t sure if the others had noticed it too.The ride home felt like an eternity, with silence filling every corner of the car. Bright kept his eyes on the road, his hands gripping the wheel firmly, not saying a single word. I didn’t need to look at him to know that his jaw was clenched, that his mind was still trapped in what had happened at dinner
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SophiaThe morning sun filtered through the curtains when I opened my eyes, and problems quickly flooded my mind. I didn’t feel like getting out of bed. Not today. Despite having slept through the night, I felt exhausted. The conversation with Bright had drained all my energy, leaving an emptiness in my chest that I didn’t know how to fill.Waking up meant facing my problems, and my energy had already been depleted by last night's conversation. The wave of emotions drowning me from the inside refused to leave my body. I needed a break from all the drama, but life gave me no respite.I knew I had to go downstairs for breakfast. The decision to divorce was mine, and I had to face single life again. And with that, I had to deal with my parents’ future reaction when they found out what had happened between Bright and me. I had to prepare myself for a long conversation about how I had ruined generations of clean and lasting marriages. I didn’t even understand why it hurt so much to know I
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-03Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 27
SophiaDante and I agreed to go on a date soon. I gave him my new phone number and confessed that he was right about my marriage to Bright and its falseness. Dante didn’t seem impressed, but he did look happy to have his suspicions confirmed.I couldn’t get the kiss Dante gave me on the lips before I left out of my head. I had forgotten what his kisses felt like. I must say, it was strange to feel the difference between Bright’s lips and Dante’s. I had gotten used to Bright’s and had forgotten Dante’s.I arranged to meet my mother at her office.Walking into my parents’ company had always been a strange experience for me. Maybe because I had never really felt like I fit into that world of business, cold decisions, and calculated strategies. I had my place in the company, but I always chose to work from home. However, today, I had no choice. I had to come. I needed to talk to Bright about the divorce, and since I would already be there to see my mother, I decided to take the opportunit
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-04
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Broken Bonds: Beyond Destiny 43
BrightNo matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get her out of my head. No matter how much I fought it, her name wandered through my mind all the time, causing me emotional turmoil. I didn’t know how to go back to what we used to be because everything had changed between us forever.Sophia.Her name slips into my mind during every moment of silence and sneaks into my thoughts even when I’m in the middle of a meeting with the pack. Her laugh, the way she frowns when something bothers her, the sparkle in her eyes when she tries to appear strong and fails… all of that haunts me. It disgusted me to think about her so much because I was never like this. This wasn’t me. I never liked feeling anything, but the more I tried to erase her from my mind, the more the feeling clung to my heart.Since that night, her image has become a constant echo within me. Something unforgettable. And even though we haven’t truly spoken since then, her presence hasn’t left me. She was tattooed on my skin without
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SophiaThe storm had passed a few days ago. Things between Bright and me weren’t bad, but they didn’t feel comfortable either at least not for me.He tried to start conversations whenever we were close, but we hadn’t brought up what had happened between us. I was grateful he hadn’t said a word about it, but that didn’t mean he didn’t want to. I could see it in his eyes, but he was giving me space.I really liked what happened between us again. Every time it happened, it surpassed the last. Now I understand why the women Bright had slept with had fallen so deeply for him: because Bright had a touch that was hard to forget. His damned mouth was enchanted with the most powerful love spell.Ever since I closed the door behind Bright that morning, I knew some things couldn’t be undone. I was left alone on the same couch where we’d shared such an intimate and complicated moment, feeling empty. Not empty of emotions, but of direction. I didn’t know where to go or what to do with the mix of g
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SophiaEverything happened too fast, and now my mind had to work twice as hard to process what had happened. My decisions were still random, unplanned, and then the feeling of uncertainty and confusion struck both my mind and body.The tea kettle was whistling, producing a sharp, constant sound, but I didn’t turn it off. I didn’t feel like doing it or moving at all. I just stared at it, as if in that noise I could find answers or at least a bit of mental peace. My chest rose and fell heavily, processing every second we had spent physically united. It had been so intense and exquisite, but the greatness of what we shared also carried a heavy weight on my shoulders.Yes, Bright and I had made love.It wasn’t just sex. I felt it in the way he kissed me, touched me, whispered my name. It was more than a physical impulse. It was like opening a door we had both kept closed out of fear of what we’d find behind it. A door I had locked with a bolt out of fear.Bright entered the kitchen. Insta
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SophiaI’d been thinking the whole time about what I felt. There was so much chaos inside me and I didn’t know what decision to make. Everything seemed both right and wrong at the same time. I wanted to divorce Bright to be with Dante, but at the same time, I didn’t want to be with Dante if it meant divorcing Bright. It was incredibly stupid and immature of me, but I couldn’t deny what was inside me.I wanted to stop feeling something for Bright, but the more I fought to exhaust the love that had begun to bloom in my heart, the worse it got. It was like sinking deeper into that love that appeared out of nowhere. It would’ve been easy to rip the feeling from my chest, but I couldn’t find a way. I thought being with Dante would clear my mind, but it didn’t. Dante put everything in an unfair perspective, and I had to face my feelings for Bright every single day.Dante was right when he said I still had feelings for Bright. He was right, and I wasn’t able to accept it. Dante sensed it —he
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SophiaIt hadn’t been long since he walked through the door of the house with permission from the werewolves. Bright wasn’t home, so I had to seize the opportunity. I didn’t want to talk about this with Bright anywhere near.I didn’t know how to begin. The words were stuck in my throat because I knew he wouldn’t want to hear what I had to say. I knew how he would react, but I hoped for the opposite. I was afraid, but I gathered my courage.I was pacing back and forth in the kitchen, holding the phone in my hands while Dante sat in the dining room, waiting for me. I had asked him to come over because I didn’t want to hide anything from him. If we were going to have an honest relationship, now was the time to prove it. We both had things to resolve. Neither of us had an ideal situation.I took a deep breath and entered the dining room where Dante was waiting with a cup of coffee in his hands.Dante looked up from his cup when I sat down across from him. His expression was serious, that
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SophiaThe storm broke out in the middle of the night. The news reports had announced that a strong storm was coming, but I didn’t think it would be that bad. However, the sky kept lighting up.A thunderclap echoed everywhere. I felt the sound inside my body, vibrating. I felt it in my chest as if the sound had settled there. I sat up in bed and, as if the sky confirmed my suspicions, a lightning bolt lit up the entire room. Then, darkness. Total darkness. The power had gone out. Ever since Bright stopped sleeping in our bed, I haven’t been able to sleep with the lights off. Especially not after those guys almost kidnapped me. I didn’t feel safe being alone in the dark, so I decided I had to leave my room.The bedroom was upstairs, but I didn’t want to stay alone and unprotected. I didn’t know what could happen out there. The werewolves guarding the house had to be more alert than ever because the sound of the rain and the storm wouldn’t let them hear anything around them.For a few s
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SophiaJames's presence was constantly in my house, just like my parents’ presence after everything that had happened. But this was the first time in days that no one was with me, except for the werewolves from the pack who watched over me outside the house. They all continued to take turns guarding, armed for better defense. They surrounded the entire house to prevent any tragedy. That made me feel safe.Bright had to meet with James and another pack to talk, and I couldn’t leave the house. They hardly allowed me to. It was also my own choice, but Bright and James were specific when they told me they didn’t want me going out.The back garden door opened, and the sound of footsteps brought me back to the present. It was Dante. His expression was serious —more than usual— and his eyes, though soft at first, hardened the moment he stepped inside.They let him in because he had my permission, but I knew everyone was talking about it. Not everyone knew that Bright and I were going to sepa
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BrightThere was light when I opened my eyes. I looked toward the window, finding the sun shining directly on my face. I squinted, realizing the person beside me. It hadn’t happened in a long time.Even though I had slept in the same bed with Sophia after her nightmare, I had woken up before her, with a heavy heart and a body stiff from not wanting to move for hours, afraid of waking her. But I was glad I had managed to be by her side again.She woke up shortly after, and although she didn’t say anything, I saw the same discomfort in her eyes that I felt. She gently moved away from my arms and murmured a “thank you” before heading to the bathroom. The way she avoided my gaze made it clear that what had happened during the night had just been an automatic reaction to fear. Nothing more. It didn’t have to mean anything else to me, and that broke me inside, little by little.The house was silent, except for the ticking of the clock and the echo of my own thoughts. Then, the front door op
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BrightSince the attack, I hadn’t been able to stop looking over my shoulder every time I went out with Sophia. The fear was eating me alive. The memory of those two hunters appearing out of nowhere, the way they tried to drag her away from me... I could still feel it in my gut. And even though I managed to defend her and healed quickly, there was something that hadn’t healed: the fear of losing her.When they confronted me and finally gave up and left, I knew I wouldn’t let them hurt her. When I heard her scream in the middle of the attack, I felt like my world was falling apart. I wasn’t afraid for my life. I was afraid for hers. My life took second place to hers.Sophia was on the couch, a blanket over her legs, flipping through a book without really paying attention to the pages. Dante was sitting next to her, way too close for my liking. I was watching everything from the doorway, pretending to look for something on my phone, but my ears were sharp and alert.When he found out to
