Lionel’s POVMy heart dropped to my stomach at the sight of her.My cousin was laid out on the ground. Her chest rising slowly. An unhealthy flush to her pale face.“Scarlett!” Her mate ran to her.“We were talking and she just-just collapsed.” Nan stammered out.“Call her doctors!” I growl at my st
It was awing. Precious. Something every bonded couple should strive for. It was heart-wrenching.Lionel’s explanation made me ache with sympathy. I understood her better at that moment. I knew then that she was telling me the truth earlier.‘We’re not all blind to the hypocritical rhetoric.’Her ow
Third Person POVScarlett had been stuck in a void.This void was one she had fallen into many times in her life. Her mind screaming in the dark. Her awakenings to her weak body always painful and tiring.It had been a good day.Her breathing had been gone as of late. She felt well enough to move ar
He could imagine all too well the greedy hands that would covet Nan’s abilities.He began damage control. Putting the mansion under lock down. Doing a media blackout.It was only hours later that he returned to everyone’s side.His cousin and her mate were wrapped up in each other. Nan sat to the si
Lionel’s POV“Today marks your third trial.”“What is today?” I ask weakly. “Running through the forest…a treasure hunt?”Each trial had gotten progressively more difficult. I had not forgotten the man’s last words to us. Knowing that this would be the worst of all did not inspire much confidence in
“Yes?”“If we do this-” She begins.“Nan!” I interject sharply.I am ignored.“-and it fails…what will happen to me?” She asks tightly.He meets her gaze head on. Unflinching. “You would most likely perish.”“See?! It’s too risky!” I growl.Nan is not paying me any mind. Her attention is directed at
Nan’s POVMy entire world was aflame.Fire filled my vision. Smoke burned my lungs. I held my breath.The fire licked at my skin. Heated my blood. Seeking to fill the hollow of my bones.The strangest thing was that I was not burning.I should have been. Any normal fire would nave incinerated me. Ye
I let the bond wash over me. Lionel pushes his emotions through. His fear, his worry, his love.I send back my own terrible fear and pain. He takes it into himself. Almost cupping it like he would a wound.There are no true words in the bond. Not really. But if there were…‘Remember…fight…remember w