All Chapters of Throne Of The Broken Bonds : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Aiden’s Pov The snow was coming down so thick I could barely see my own boots. It was freezing, the kind of cold that makes your lungs ache when you breathe, but I didn’t care. I was standing outside the guest wing, right where the path leads to the training woods. My face still looked like a map of bruises from my fight with Marcus, and my ribs felt like they were rubbing together every time I moved. “She’s coming,” I whispered to myself. I saw her red hair first. It stood out against the white snow like a drop of blood. She was walking fast, carrying a training bag over her shoulder. She looked strong. She looked like she didn’t have a single problem in the world, while I felt like I was falling apart in the middle of the courtyard. “Elara!” I called out. My voice was raspy. She didn’t stop. She didn’t even flinch. She just kept walking, her boots crunching in the fresh snow. “Elara, wait! Please!” I ran toward her. My foot slipped on a patch of ice, and I wen

Elara’s PovMarcus reached the doors and threw them open. I stepped out behind him. The courtyard was filled with at least twenty wolves. They weren't the high-ranking warriors. They were the middle-class pack members, the ones who had been told for years that the Thornes were the reason for all their problems. They were holding torches and heavy sticks."Go home!" Marcus roared. His voice carried across the yard, vibrating in the air. "Now!""Move aside, Marcus!" a woman yelled from the front. I recognized her, it was Sarah, one of the kitchen leads. "She’s a poison. Look what happened to Aiden today. He’s in the infirmary again because of her!""Aiden is in the infirmary because he’s an idiot who can't handle a 'no'," I said, stepping out from behind Marcus.The crowd surged forward a step. The fire from their torches reflected in their eyes. "Look at her!" Sarah pointed at me. "She’s talking back. She’s forgotten her place. She’s using that silver eye trick to hex us!""There ar

Aiden’s PovI stood in the hallway, my boots planted firmly on the carpet, but I felt like I was floating. "Say it again," I rasped. My throat felt like it was full of dry sand. "Say you chose him."Elara adjusted the strap of her training bag. She didn't look upset. She didn't even look guilty. She just looked bored. "I chose him, Aiden. I don't know how many ways I can say it. Now move. I have things to do.""You can't just do that!" I stepped closer, my hands curling into fists. "The bond sparked in the snow. You felt it. It nearly knocked us both out. You know what that means. You can't just go and... and sleep with a Beta’s son like it didn't happen.""The bond didn't ask me what I wanted," Elara said. She took a step toward me, and I actually found myself flinching. She was shorter than me, but the silver heat behind her eyes made her feel ten feet tall. "Marcus did. He asked and waited. He didn't treat me like a problem to be solved or a secret to be hidden.""I was trying to

Elara’s Pov I didn't flinch when he lunged. I just stood there. My feet were planted on top of that dirty rag, and I didn't move a single inch. Two of his elite guards stepped forward to grab me, but they stopped. They didn’t stop because Rowan told them to. They stopped because the air in the courtyard suddenly felt like it was made of lead. It was heavy. It was thick. It was the kind of pressure that makes your ears pop before a storm. "I said no, Rowan," I said. My voice was quiet, but it cut through the sound of his heavy breathing. Rowan’s hand was inches from my throat. His claws were starting to peek out, his knuckles white. He was shaking with a rage I hadn't seen before. "You are a servant. You will do as you are told, or I will end you right here." "Then do it," I said. I looked him right in the eye. "End me in front of everyone. Show the pack that the only way you can lead is by killing a girl who won't pick up a piece of cloth." Rowan looked around. He saw the crowd

Elara’s POVI walked down to the secluded training area behind the old barracks. I didn’t want to see anyone. I had already had enough of Aiden’s drama.I picked up a heavy training staff and swung it hard against a wooden post. The sound was like a bone breaking."Damn it," I muttered.I swung again. And again. I wanted to hit something until I stopped thinking. "You're going to break that pole," a voice said.I spun around, my staff raised. It was Jax. He was standing a few feet away, holding a water skin. He looked nervous. Ever since I’d stood up to Rowan, the warriors looked at me like I might explode."Maybe the pole needs to be broken," I said. I lowered the staff, but I didn't relax."You look like you're trying to kill the air, Elara," Jax said. He took a cautious step forward. "Marcus told us to give you space, but the guys are worried. You haven't eaten since yesterday.""I'm not hungry, Jax. I just want to move.""Is it true?" he asked, his voice dropping. "What they're s