All Chapters of Moon Maiden's Bond: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The studio apartment was filled with the acidic smell of turpentine and sorrow. Sophia Bennett stared vacantly at the blank white canvas on her easel, a brush hovering in midair, a tool designed to conjure beauty from emptiness—a chore she had done countless times before.Today, however, the painting remained blank, matching the vacancy in her bank account. Frustrated, she threw the brush across the room. It clattered against the stern walls, leaving a crimson trail in its path."Get it together, Soph," she muttered, running her shaking fingers through her raven hair. Without money for a proper meal in days, the dizziness and lethargy weren't helping her tap into her dwindling creative spark.Her phone rang, displaying Aiden's name. With a sigh, she answered the call."You know what day it is, sweetheart?" His voice was calm but carried an undertone of expectation. Sophia, after five years with Aiden, found herself questioning the future of their relationship. She had been preoccupied

Jonathan strode through the demolished apartment doorway without a backward glance.Sophia hesitated, adrenaline and trepidation rooting her in place as she flicked an uncertain look between him and the cryptic Damien.But Marcus moved to follow his Alpha, pausing to pin her with an inscrutable look. "You will come with us. Now," he said, his voice carrying the same inborn dominance that Jonathan exuded.Yet there was an underlying gentleness to it—as if he were simply stating an immutable fact rather than uttering a threat.An innate trust sparked somewhere deep in Sophia's gut, urging her to obey.Even so, she cast a wary look toward Damien.The other alpha male regarded her with hooded eyes glinting with speculative flames. A serpentine smile slowly curved his lips, heightening the arrogant planes of his striking features."Don't fret, little Maiden. We'll have our reunion soon enough," Damien said, his voice laced with a charged promise.A shiver skated up Sophia's spine at the un