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Fractured Chapter 26
Chapter 26Mr Collins stands motionless at the end of the bed, his jaw is tense and his fists clenched. “Deacon?” I ask, still a little dazed and unsure if this is a dream or reality. I lift my head and look down at the bare chest I'd been using as a pillow. Luke breathes steadily, still sleeping peacefully. Then a horrifying thought occurs to me. I'm naked. “Shit,” I curse. Trying to wrench the covers from under Luke and waking him in the process.“What’s wrong?” he asks, suddenly alert. Then he relaxes when he notices Mr Collins. “I see the search party found us,” he grumbles. My hand lands on a shirt and I quickly put it on. By the size, it must be Luke’s which is fine because it covers a little more than mine would.“Haven't you heard of knocking?” I ask, my voice laced with acid. Mr Collins remains frozen and it's starting to freak me out. “That is not how a headteacher should be staring at his student, Sir,” Luke mocks, clearly still as bitter as me about his words in assembly
Fractured Chapter 27
Chapter 27I follow Luke into the first room and my jaw drops. It’s huge! And that bed is almost the size of my entire room at home. It must have bedding specially made for it because that’s no standard size. “Well this one is obviously yours,” Luke laughs at my expression.“What? I can't sleep in that, I'll get lost,” “Then it's lucky you have plenty of men close by to come find you,” he hums leaning down to kiss me. I indulge him for a moment before, breaking away to explore further. Luke follows as I check out the next room, it's nice. It's much more modest with a king-size bed.“I'll take this one, you can have the other,” I tell him.“Not sure that's going to work,” he laughs.“Why not?” “Because, my little goddess,” he pauses to grip my hips from behind and kiss my shoulder, “I don't think we would all fit in this bed,” he chuckles.“Excuse me? I will not be having everyone in my bed, at the same time,” I exclaim, feeling quite offended at his suggestion. “My bet is we will
Fractured Chapter 28
Chapter 28“Leave,” Deacon growls, the sound is more animal than human and it sends a thrill through me. “Yes, Sir,” I smile, leaning down to pick up the card I’d dropped. I straighten my clothes and leave the room to find the others. He's clearly having some internal struggle and I'm not going to be the one to push him over that edge, no matter how exciting I find it. I already have Mason wanting me dead, I'd rather not add Mr Collins to that list. “Is everything okay?” Luke asks when I join them in the research room. “Yes, he was just updating me on my mum,” I smile, waving the doctor's card at him before sliding it into my jacket pocket. Theo gives me a knowing look and subtly taps his finger over his heart. I'm never going to be able to hide anything from them after today, am I? The room we are in is fully equipped with heart-monitoring equipment, floor mats and some other equipment I don't understand. Axel has his shirt off and has wires strapped to his chest and head. Damn,
Fractured Chapter 29
Chapter 29Power surges through my hand and a flash of blue light blinds me. I stumble back. Alarms are blurring and everything is dark. “Don’t touch her!” I hear James warn someone.“I’ve got her,” Theo’s voice soothes as his arms wrap around me. “It’s okay Jose, you're safe,” Alarms continue to scream incessantly and I realise what it is, I've heard it on TV before. It's the sound of someone flatlining. Mason's heart has stopped. Theo had told me this had happened to him but I thought he meant for just a second, this feels like too long.“Mason,” I gasp, panic gripping me.“Give him a minute,” Theo says softly. My vision suddenly returns and I see Mason sprawled out on the mat, completely still. “Why is he not waking up? You were awake by the time my vision returned,” I say, my voice trembling. Tense seconds tick by as we all watch Mason. “40 seconds,” James calls. “Brain function active,” Sarah adds.“Prepare for defib,” James instructs and Sarah quickly moves closer to Mason
Fractured Chapter 30
Chapter 30“Bullshit!” Luke exclaims.“You're lying,” Theo accuses. “You were all there, the seer did not identify me as one,” Deacon shrugs as if it's no big deal.“That was because the commotion broke her trance before she was done,” Luke protests.“I spoke with her afterwards and she said she was done, she only identified four bonds for Josie. Now let's get finished here so we can all leave,” Deacon orders, closing down any further conversation on it. The guys all look at him with suspicion, none of them fully believing this. Why would he kiss me like he did if he knew we weren't bonds? Maybe it's a fetish of his to kiss other men's bonds, Clarrisa’s bonds may be missing but she is still a bonded woman. I bring my fingers to my mouth. Remembering how it felt to kiss him. How can something that felt so right be so wrong? I know I should probably be angry or hurt, but all I feel is numbness. Anything I'd felt growing between myself and Deacon was wrong, it has to stop. He is my head
Fractured Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Luke’s coffee is almost as good as the Starbucks one. I’m impressed by his barista machine and skills. Axel also enjoys it and declares he’ll only be drinking the ‘human stuff’ from now on. Luke tells us how he sneaks to the human realm often to get supplies and I insist he takes me with him next time. He reluctantly agrees, but only after I threaten to attempt to go there by myself. The guys all go to shower and dress and I’m left alone to explore our new apartment. The living and kitchen area is open plan with five doors leading off to each bedroom with an en-suite for each one. There is a large grey corner sofa that could easily fit six people and it’s centred around a sleek black coffee table. A flat-screen TV hangs on the wall. The kitchen is fully equipped to cook meals and there's a large black glass table that seats six. I wonder why there are kitchens in these apartments when there is a dining hall that provides every meal. I guess some bond groups like to eat pr
Fractured Chapter 32
Chapter 32Once the dining hall has cleared out there's a tense silence as we all wait for Mason to explain.“Well?” Mr Collins demands. I can only see his feet from my position behind the wall of muscle. The dagger clatters to the floor in between Mason and Mr Collins’ feet. “Someone threw that at us. It was heading straight at Josie’s head,” Mason explains. “And you saw it and managed to intercept it?” Mr Collins asks, his tone sounds accusing. “Yes, I did,” Mason growls. “Did anyone else see this happen?” Mr Collins asks. “I did, Mason acted before I could even open my mouth to warn anyone,” Joe admits.“Very well. Does anyone know who threw it or see anything suspicious?” he asks and we all say no. “Get to class, I'll get to the bottom of this. Well done, all of you, you acted quickly and kept your bonds safe,” he says before picking up the dagger and walking away. He didn't even ask if I was okay. Asshole. Dot and her bonds head to class after she warns us all to stay safe
Fractured Chapter 33
Chapter 33Theo follows my gaze and I feel his arms tighten around me a little. Then his eyes shift behind me, and in a flash, he spins me and pushes me like I'm on fire, “Axel’s turn” he declares as I crash into Axel. He catches me with an “oomph” and I curse at Theo. “Are you okay?” Axel asks, still holding me to him. “Yes, thanks for catching me,” I smile up at him.“Always,” he says, his voice thick. His eyes flick between mine and my lips and I'm sure he's trying to pluck up the courage to kiss me. I decide to help him out, pushing to my tiptoes I place a chaste kiss on his jaw, lingering a little in case he wants to take this further. I can tell he wants to but I think having an audience is a bit too much for him. “Do you want to hang out together later, maybe watch a movie?” I ask him. His cheeks are flushed adorably pink as he nods. “Come on, enough celebrating. We have work to do,” Noel calls and Axel releases me. Noel has us working on shifting next. I know Mason and Luk
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