Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 151

Chapter 151 What You Deserve

Chapter 151 What You Deserve

I wiped my eyes with the heel of my hand. The room felt too full of his scent, so I slipped out quiedy

The hallway was still, painted in soft gray dawn light leaking through the tall windows. My footsteps echoed faintly as I walked, each one feeling like I was moving farther from myself.

I just wanted to go home. Home–though even that word didn’t mean much anymore. But anywhere else was better than here.

I was almost at the main door when his voice broke through the quiet.

“There you are.”

I froze.

Rowan was standing there, a little bit breathless, eyes fixed on me. The silence that stretched between us was deafening.

I wanted so badly to close the distance. To touch him. I wanted to feel his arms around me again, even if it meant pretending for just a moment that everything was different.

But I didn’t move.

He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, a nervous gesture I’d seen some times before.

I braced myself. I was waiting for the rejection.

“I’m not going to reject you,” he said suddenly.

My breath caught. I blinked at him, my heart lurching painfully. “What?”

Did he and Ellana… talk? Did something happen between them? Did she change her mind?

Was he actually going to try?

But then he stepped back. Just a little. However, it was enough for the truth

Oh.

Oh.

το hit me square in the chest.

He wasn’t going to reject me… because of Ellana. The only reason he wasn’t going to reject me was that she asked him not to.

“Ellana and I are still going to be together,” he continued.

Somehow, I thought the rejection would have hurt less.

I swallowed hard, pushing the ache down far enough to keep my voice from breaking. I tried to smile, and fortunately, I succeeded.

“Of course,” I murmured. This time, my voice didn’t betray me. In the back of my mind, I knew there was

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nothing I could do but accept it as it is.

“It’s okay. I understand.”

“You guys are meant to be together anyway,” I added.

He sighed in relief, closing his eyes for a moment. “Thank goodness,” he muttered, finally bridging the gap between us. His arms wrapped around me in a brief, warm embrace.

The moment his body touched mine, it was like lightning under my skin. The bond flared to life, tingles sparking along every nerve. My breath hitched.

He stiffened too, and I wondered if he felt the same electric pull, or if he was already forcing himself to ignore it.

Cruel.

This was so cruel because I had a taste of what it would be like if the world were less cruel to me. I could feel him, touch him, and breathe him in, but in the end, I couldn’t keep him.

“Thanks for understanding,” he said softly, still close enough that I could feel his breath against my hair.

However, the peace was broken soon when a soft sound cut through. I heard someone scoff near me. My head turned toward the shadows at the end of the hallway, where a person with an unmistakable silhouette stepped out in the dim light/

“Zaria,” I muttered under my breath.

I thought she had already gone home when the party ended, but apparently, fate wasn’t done testing me tonight.

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