Bonded to My Ex's Alpha Brother (by CalebWhite) novel Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Erin’s POV

I stared blankly at a point over Bradley’s shoulder, unwilling to meet his desperate gaze. The secluded hallway was empty, other students having dispersed after the confrontation with Lily, leaving just the two of us in this tense standoff.

“I loved you once,” I said, my voice steady despite the turmoil inside. “I gave you everything. But you hurt me, Bradley. You shattered my heart. Even if you wanted to, you can’t fix what’s already

broken.”

Bradley stepped closer, taking my face in his hands. This familiar gesture that once brought comfort now felt like an intrusion. His touch was gentle, but I had to resist the urge to step back.

“Do you remember what you said when we officially started dating?” His voice lowered to an emotional whisper. “You promised you would never leave me. When I asked what you would do if I did something wrong, you said you’d give me a chance because you believed in my love for you.”

The memory hit me like a tidal wave, powerful and painful. I had said those things, with all my heart. I had been so naive, so blindly in love with him that my brother Aaron often referred to Bradley as my weakness.

“I was such a fool,” I whispered, my eyes blurring with unshed tears.

I saw a spark of hope flicker in Bradley’s eyes, a small flame igniting as he sensed my momentary weakness. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. But the moment my eyelids closed, I felt the phantom sensation of gray eyes watching me, and I immediately opened them, suddenly breathless, as if my wolf was reminding me of who I truly belonged to.

The realization made me bite my lip as I pushed Bradley’s hands away again.

“Why?” he asked, disbelief evident in his voice. “Why can’t you give us another chance?”

I turned to leave, eager to escape this suffocating conversation, but Bradley’s next question stopped me in my tracks.

“What if I make you fall in love with me again?”

A chill ran through my entire body. “That’s impossible,” I answered without turning around.

I could feel Bradley’s gaze on me, studying my reaction, looking for any sign of hesitation or doubt. Finding none, he remained silent, giving me the opportunity to leave without another word.

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Chapter 91

As I hurried to class, my heart was beating so fast I could feel each pulse throbbing in my threats couldn’t stop thinking about the heartbroken expression on Bradley’s face, that naked pain in 15. eyes. It troubled me more than I wanted to admit.

Was there still room in my heart for him? Despite everything he’d done, despite the Soul Bond with Derek, despite my wolf no longer responding to Bradley’s presence, was there still a part of me that

cared for him?

Why couldn’t I respond to him with the same cruelty he had shown me that day at Lily’s? If our positions were reversed, would he have forgiven me so quickly?

I remembered Derek’s warning about staying away from his brother, and my body began to tremble. The thought shifted my mind in a new direction: I was someone else’s Soul Bond now. If I was still thinking about another man, wasn’t that a betrayal too?

The conflict gave me a headache. I pushed thoughts of Bradley from my mind, determined to focus on my classes. But once seated, I found my thoughts drifting to Derek instead–that intensity in his eyes when he looked at me, the gentle way he had healed my bruise, that surprising apology that had fallen from his lips.

What was happening between us? One moment cold and distant, the next possessive and almost caring. The memories were driving me crazy.