Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 119

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Chapter 119 I’m Coming

CADE

I didn’t waste any time answering him right away.

“Arden is missing. I revealed. “I think she might be in the South.”

There was a long pause on the other end of the line.

Of course, I knew that Rowan had some kind of feelings for Arden in the past. I wasn’t too intimidated because I knew his feelings were shallow. Rowan truly never settled down. Arden must have shown him the kindness he was craving, so he caved in a little bit.

Just then, Rowan scoffed. “Why should I? She’s your mate, isn’t she? Maybe she ran away from you out of

fear.”

I clicked my tongue and shook my head. “Winters is involved.”

That shut him up.

“I think this might be what we need to overturn him.” I added. “However, I’m afraid time is also our enemy. So, I need your help.”

For a while, nothing but silence passed between us. I knew Rowan–better than I wanted to admit. He wasn’t a man who acted on impulse, no matter how hot–headed he appeared.

He was always strategizing and weighing outcomes, like his next move was a chessboard, and he had ten steps planned ahead.

I could almost hear the gears turning in his head, the conflict and resistance. He didn’t want to get involved at least not for me. So I pulled the last card I had.

“I think Tessa’s with her.”

A low growl vibrated across the phone.

Bingo.

I leaned ba

against the seat, watching the woods blur by as we drove deeper into the outskirts of the North, heading toward the South. The light on Bethany’s glowing necklace was starting to deepen a faint green pulsing steadily. We were getting closer.

“You’re lying,” Rowan muttered, but his voice didn’t have the bite it should’ve had. It was empty.

“I wish I were,” I said. “I heard from Owen that she might be investigating Winters on her own. She’s been missing since the afternoon. If Arden found out–if she thought Tessa was in danger–you know damn well she wouldn’t sit still.”

Silence followed again before he spoke with hostility.

“How does that concern me?” he snapped.

Chapter 119 I’m Coming

“Just help me, man,” I said, dropping the edge from my voice. I’ll return the favor when the time comes

Another pause followed, making me impatient.

“Fuck,” he finally muttered under his breath. “I’ll be there.”

I smirked and ended the call before he could change his mind.

Beside me, Bethany was breathing heavier. Still, she was alert, clutching the necklace in her palm.

“Rowan Wremmoor?” she asked, glancing at me once.

I nodded, pulling the steering wheel slightly as we turned into a narrower, darker road. “Yeah.”

“And what’s his deal with this Tessa girl you’re talking about?” Bethany asked, eyes still glued to the stone. I strike up a conversation to hide her nervousness, could tell she was trying to

I let out a small chuckle. “Let’s just say… he’ll probably have his own storyline later on.”

“But for now,” I whispered, tightening my grip on the wheel, “this is mine.”

The road ahead narrowed into cracked, forgotten concrete. Shadows filtered through the canopy above, falling over the windshield. But my focus wasn’t on the road

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