Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149 I Just Can’t

Chapter 149 I Just Can’t

TESSA

I felt like a shadow in this place–which, if you think about it, was actually an upgrade.

Achievement unlocked: invisibility.

Nobody here cared that I existed, and I wasn’t going to complain. Being invisible meant fewer whispers behind my back, fewer pitying glances from relatives who didn’t know what to do with me, and most importantly… fewer chances of running into the people I didn’t want to see.

Unfortunately, I still had eyes. And my eyes found him almost immediately.

Rowan.

The moment he stepped into the hall, heads turned like they always did, attention pulled toward him as though the moon herself had decided to spotlight her chosen Alpha. He looked impossibly handsome.

Tonight was his night. Midnight would decide everything.

And I, the self–proclaimed queen of bad decisions, had shown up to witness it.

Was I a martyr? Probably. Was I a masochist? Definitely.

I told myself I was here for closure. That maybe seeing him with Ellana, fated and bound under the moon, would rip the last stubborn thread of feeling I had for him.

Like cauterizing a wound, burn it, seal it, and be done.

That was the plan.

And then I saw them together.

Ellana, glowing effortlessly, and Rowan smiling down at her. My chest tightened in a way that made me want to claw it open.

I couldn’t do this.

I turned away before my carefully rehearsed emotional armor could crack.

My feet took me toward the fountain in the garden, a place blissfully empty. The night air was cooler here, carrying the scent of the roses planted along the stone path. I sat on the bench a few meters away from it, letting the sound of trickling water drown out the muffled music from inside.

I told myself I could watch it from here if I wanted. But the truth was, I was still a coward.

Midnight was close now. The idea of seeing them become mates made my throat feel tight.

The first chime of the midnight bell rang, and I let out a deep breath. That was it. They had probably discovered they were mates now.

However, before I could continue torturing myself with such thoughts, an intoxicating scent entered my

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Chapter 149 I Just Can’t

senses.

Sweet, warm, and bright with an edge of citrus. It was unlike anything I’d ever smelled before puthing me, making my heartbeat trip and stumble. I inhaled again, and it was stronger this time. My body reacted before my brain could. I rose to my feet.

The second chime rang out, echoing through the garden.

I stepped forward.

The third chime.

Closer still. I followed the scent like it was a rope tugging at my chest, guiding me across the garden path. My palms were damp now, my pulse racing in.

The fourth chime, and I came across the scene I originally came for.

Ellana and Rowan stood facing each other, framed by the soft silver of moonlight. His expression was calm but watchful.

The fifth chime rang, and I was about to back away, to turn and pretend I had never been here, when they both turned to me and stiffened. Rowan’s brows furrowed while Ellana’s eyes shone under the light.

The scent still clung to the air, sharp and warm all at once. My mind screamed at me to hold on to it, because this was what fate had chosen for me. But fate, apparently, didn’t care about mercy.

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