Chapter 91
Chapter 91
“I don’t care whose idea it was,” Nolan said, his deep voice thick with emotion. “I care that you left. I thought you were dead, Ellie. You didn’t even-you could have let me know. Just once. You could have let me know you were alive. I’ve been searching for nearly a year p>
“I know.” My voice shook. “I’m sorry for keeping things from you, Nolan, but p>
“But you didn’t feel safe. And you didn’t trust me.” His voice dropped low.
“That’s right,” I said steadily, even as my hands trembled.
He drew in a long breath, then exhaled heavily. “Then I suppose I’ve no one to blame but myself. I’m the one who broke your trust. But Cassian His gaze cut sideways, sharp as a blade. “Cassian has broken our alliance p>
The words seemed to hang in the air. The weight of them pressed down on me-l hadn’t even considered the political implications. Hiding me like this was a violation. And judging from Cassian’s grim expression, he knew
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“Yes,” Cassian said after a beat. His tone was steady. “Yes, I violated the alliance. And I’d do it again. Under these circumstances, it was the only honorable choice p>
“Cassian,” I whispered, shocked.
Nolan stepped forward, not overtly threatening, but intense. His eyes bored into Cassian’s as he looked down at him.
“Why do you feel so strongly about my wife?” he asked, voice low.
“That is no concern of yours,” Cassian replied, almost eerily calm in the face of Nolan’s intensity.
“Nolan, please.” I caught his wrist. The touch sparked through me like a jolt, the familiar, undeniable pull that had always existed between us.
I hadn’t felt it like this in years, and it seemed to freeze Nolan and me to the spot as we both processed it.
It wasn’t just warmth-it was pull. The mate bond, raw and insistent, thrummed
between us as if the months apart had only stretched it thinner, making it snap back even harder now.
My pulse raced in sync with his, the familiar rhythm I had nearly forgotten but could never truly lose, no matter how hard I tried to ignore it.
Nolan froze. His storm-grey eyes snapped down to where my hand gripped his wrist, then back to me. His entire body went rigid, his breath caught in his throat, and I knew-he felt it too.
“You’re coming home with me,” he said firmly.
I shook my head. I can’t. Not with the babies. But I couldn’t explain-not yet. Not when I couldn’t guarantee their safety if anyone knew.
“We can’t have this conversation here,” Cassian cut in, breaking the tension. He stepped closer, resting a steadying hand on my shoulder. “Let’s go inside. We’ll use one of the hospital conference rooms p>
“I won’t be deterred from this,” Nolan growled.
“This is not a conversation we can have on the sidewalk,” Cassian said sternly. “There are private matters at stake. We don’t want the public catching wind of this. Even if Moonstone’s press isn’t as vicious as Silver Fang’s, it’ll still be a disaster if anyone overhears p>
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Nolan’s jaw clenched. He glanced back at me, searching my face, then finally gave a stiff nod and released his grip.
“Fine,” he said coldly. “We’ll discuss this inside p>
He didn’t take his eyes off me as Cassian led us inside. My fingers were still tingling
from the brief contact between us as we entered the cool, sterile hospital.
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