All Chapters of His Forbidden Obsession: Tempting The Devil I Can't Have: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chapter 22: Control Slipping Nyra's Pov By the time I got back home, I knew something had changed.It was not something obvious, and it was not something that showed up in a way most people would notice, but I recognized it immediately because I paid attention to patterns. Jace was no longer reacting the way he did at the beginning, and that affected how everything moved around him.At first, he resisted.He questioned every step, pushed back when he felt controlled, and held on to whatever space he thought he still had. That resistance made him predictable, and that made him easier to manage.Now, he was different.He still questioned things, but he did it with less urgency. He observed more, spoke less, and allowed situations to unfold without trying to interrupt them. That kind of shift made him less predictable, and that was something I could not ignore.I set my phone down on the table and leaned back slightly, replaying the conversation from earlier in my head.He noticed more

Chapter 24: A WarningNyra's Pov I almost did not pick up the call.I was lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying my conversation with Jace without meaning to. It kept coming back in pieces, the way he looked at me, the way he paused before answering, the way things felt… different.My phone rang again.Soren.I exhaled before answering.“What is it?” I said.“Where are you?” he asked.“At home,” I replied. “Why are you calling like this?”There was a short pause, and that alone made me sit up a little.“You need to slow down,” he said.I frowned slightly.“That is not how you usually start conversations,” I said.“I am serious,” he replied.I pushed myself up, resting my back against the headboard.“So am I,” I said. “Explain.”He did not answer immediately, and that made something in my chest tighten just a little.“You are getting attention,” he said finally.“I know,” I replied. “That is the point.”“No,” he said. “Not that kind.”I went quiet for a second.“What do yo

Chapter 26: You Didn’t Tell MeNyra's PovMy phone beeped just as I was about to put it down.I almost ignored it because I was already tired and not in the mood to deal with anything else, but something made me pick it up anyway. The message was from Soren, and that alone was enough to make me open it.There was no text at first.Just a picture.I stared at the screen for a second, then zoomed in slightly without thinking. The image was not clear, but it was clear enough. Jace was standing outside his place, and Aria was right in front of him, close enough that it did not look like a casual visit.My expression tightened before I could stop it.A second message came in.“She just left.”I exhaled slowly, locking my phone for a moment, then unlocking it again like that would somehow change what I saw.It didn’t.I sat up straighter, my back pressing against the headboard as I stared at the photo again. It wasn’t just the fact that she went there. It was how close she was standing to h

Chapter 28: Don’t AnswerJace's Pov I did not go back inside the rink after I walked out.I kept moving without thinking too much about where I was going because I needed space more than anything else. Staying there would have made everything worse, and I knew I would have said something I could not take back if I stayed any longer. By the time I slowed down, I was already a few blocks away, my hands shoved into my pockets and my jaw still tight.Her words stayed with me in a way I did not expect.It was not even the argument itself or the way she raised her voice that stuck. It was what she said in the middle of it, the part she did not take back.She said my life was already messed up, and even though I knew she did not mean it the way it sounded, it still landed wrong.I let out a breath and shook my head slightly, trying to push it away, but it stayed there.By the time I got home, I felt drained in a way that had nothing to do with training. I dropped my keys on the table and wa

Chapter 30: Not a Choice Nyra's Pov By the time I got home, I already felt drained.It wasn’t the kind of tiredness that came from doing too much, but the kind that sat in my chest and followed me around no matter how much I tried to ignore it. I walked into the house without saying anything, barely acknowledging anyone as I passed, and headed straight for the stairs because I did not want to deal with anything else.I just wanted to be alone.“Nyra.”I stopped halfway up the stairs.His voice was calm, but it carried enough weight that ignoring it was not an option. I turned slowly and looked back at him. My father was seated at the dining table, watching me like he had been expecting me to walk in at that exact moment.“Yes?” I asked.“You left early this morning,” he said. “That’s not like you.”“I had somewhere to be,” I replied.“That doesn’t explain it,” he said.I did not respond to that.For a moment, the silence stretched between us, and I could already feel the shift in th