Semua Bab Echoes of the Fractured Bond: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The world was still spinning. Kael’s knot pulsed deep inside me, locking us together as fresh waves of heat rolled through my core with every heartbeat. I couldn’t breathe properly. My body kept clenching around him involuntarily, milking him even as shame burned hotter than the pleasure.“Easy,” he murmured against my hair, his voice rough. One thick arm banded around my back while the other supported my ass, keeping me impaled on him as he moved. “I’ve got you.”Gunfire still cracked somewhere behind us. Shouts echoed through the collapsing corridors. But Kael walked like none of it mattered. Every step jostled me on his cock, forcing small, humiliating whimpers from my throat.“Put me down,” I whispered, my voice cracking. My arms hung limp over his shoulders, wrists still red from the straps. “I can walk.”His low chuckle vibrated through his chest into mine. “You can barely breathe, Resonator. And I’m not letting my bond slip out until it’s ready.” His scent is dark, smoky, with

Varen’s words hit the hall like a grenade.Kael’s growl turned feral behind me, his arm tightening around my waist until I could barely breathe. The pack members shifted uneasily, eyes darting between their Alpha and the silver-eyed intruder who stood there smirking like he already owned the place.“You dare walk into my den and challenge me for her?” Kael’s voice was deadly quiet. His fingers were still wet from me, pressing possessively against my hip under the shirt.Varen chuckled, rolling his shoulders as the scout holding him tightened his grip. “Not a challenge yet, old friend. Just stating facts. The old bloodlines are waking up. A true Resonator doesn’t belong to a fractured pack barely holding itself together.” His cold silver eyes slid over my body, lingering on my bare thighs. “She needs a strong Alpha. One who can handle what she really is.”I felt Kael’s rage through the bond like boiling oil. But I also felt something else underneath fear. Not for himself. For his peopl

Chaos exploded the second Varen issued his challenge. Kael’s roar shook the cavern walls. His knot was still locked deep inside me, thick and pulsing, trapping us together on the stone altar while the entire pack froze in shock. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t close my legs. Couldn’t even breathe without feeling every inch of him stretching me open in front of everyone. “Stay behind me,” Kael snarled, but his voice was strained. The bond between us burned with his rage and raw protective instinct. Varen laughed, stepping closer with his men flanking him. “You’re literally stuck inside her, Kael. How do you plan to fight like that? Pathetic.” I felt Kael’s muscles tense, his arms wrapping tighter around my body as if he could shield me from everything. Pain shot through the bond sharp and physical. Trying to separate now would hurt us both. The resonance had grown too strong too fast. “Get the fuck out of my den,” Kael growled, his voice vibrating through his chest into mine. “She i

Lena’s words hung in the air like smoke after a fire.Kael’s body went rigid behind me, his knot still locked deep inside as he held me protectively against his chest. I felt the surge of his anger through the bond hot and sharp mixed with something colder. Fear for his people. For me.“Double the bounty?” he repeated, voice dangerously low. “Who the fuck is talking?”Lena shifted uncomfortably in the doorway, her eyes flicking to me for a second before returning to her Alpha. “A few of the newer ones. They’re scared, Kael. The broadcast shook them. Varen’s offering safety and power. Some think handing her over might be the only way to survive what’s coming.”I swallowed hard, my face pressed against Kael’s shoulder. The shame I thought I had started to control came rushing back. I was still a liability. Still the scientist who ruined their lives.“Close the door,” Kael ordered. Lena obeyed quickly and left.The second we were alone again, Kael pulled out of me carefully. The loss o

The radio message cut off, leaving only heavy silence in the den.My heart hammered against my ribs. Twenty-four hours. That was all the time we had before the corporations came to burn everything down. I was still knotted to Kael, our bodies locked together, but the warmth of the bond felt suddenly fragile.“They won’t stop,” I whispered, voice shaking. “Not until they have me back in a lab.”Kael’s arms tightened around me, his knot pulsing deep inside. “They’ll have to kill me first.” His voice was rough, dangerous. He rolled us so I was beneath him again, amber eyes burning into mine. “Look at me, Elara. You’re not going back to them.”I nodded, but fear still clawed at my throat. Surface emotion: terror of being taken. Underneath: crushing guilt that I was putting everyone in danger. Suppressed: the growing need to stay with him. Core wound: believing I deserved to be dragged back and punished.He started moving again, slow and deep, like he needed to remind both of us that I bel