Chapter 132: The Bond That Burns
[Narrated by AURORA]
The sting on my shoulder throbbed as I ran—faster than I'd ever moved in my life, not just from fear, but fury.
How dare they?
How dare any of them?
I was supposed to be their mate—their Luna, their bonded equal. Not some pawn passed around by fates and councils and cursed bloodlines. And definitely not something to be hunted down like this.
Behind me, the trees blurred as the sharp scent of pine filled my nose. Twigs cracked. Leaves shifted. Something—or someone—was gaining on me.
No. No, I wasn't ready to face them.
Not like this. Not with my heart still raw, still confused after everything they said. After what Kade had revealed... and what Lucian hadn't.
My legs ached, and I could feel the pulse of that mark—the one I'd received just last night—glow faintly under my skin. It felt like a brand. Like it was mocking me. A mark of betrayal wrapped in the illusion of intimacy.
