's

ets watched me with unreadable expressio

long wi

oing to

elieve them. They had spent years tormenting me, making my life unbearable, a

o

to be thei

gaze. "You can't just decide this now. You reje

espond, Kieran chuckled. "And now, you're ev

in anger. "It doesn

aming with amusement. "The mate bond is still there, sweet

ent in their presence, the bond burned inside me, pul

y spoken, but his piercing blue gaze never left me. "Do yo

ze sharp and calculating. Finally, he spoke, his deep voice se

You threw me in a cell." My voice cracked on the last wor

s smirk

t-" He ran a hand through his dark hair, l

ils digging into my skin

" Elias sa

urprised by

ernight, Ivy." His smirk returned, but there was something dar

lenched. "I

urned into mine. "The

the

"No. I won't let you do this to

the next, he was in front of me, his hand wrapping gently around my wrist. I g

, his eyes locked onto mine. "We're no

him. "Then

did

er. "You don't kno

ounded. "W

"Let's just say... things ar

in my stomach. "What

lias exchan

tightening slightly. "Someone tried to

ft my lung

aught you first, Ivy, you wouldn't have made it pas

pun. "Tha

. "It's the truth. So

felt we

le

ed, his voice bare

len

art s

ed. "That does

it? You're our mate, Ivy.

paring to become the future Luna. She had controlled the triplets, wrapped

accepted me, she

er see me dead tha

, shaking my hea

ion darkened. "

stomach twisting vi

d stepped back, his gaze unreadabl

ortant? Someone tried to kill me,

important, Ivy. But we needed to tell you f

"Decide w

. "Selene made a mistake, Ivy." His voice was almost dangerou

ine. "And what? You'r

e didn't wa

ad. "I don't

ead. "That's not yo

hurned. "You

ice soft but firm. "She

id our mate sent a jolt through m

. How my wolf stirred at th

not fall

ne. "You rejected me.

softened sl

ange your minds and expect me to fall at your feet." My voice shook

a low growl, bu

odded slowly. "Th

eath

locked onto mine. "No more cells. No more

pounded

not a prisoner, Ivy. But we're

in my chest

s interrupted.

hard, realiz

d to escap

, there would

n't letti

idea what tha