Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 196

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Chapter 196 In The Middle Of The Woods

TESSA

I was already tired of her, but Zaria recklessly lunged again. Her nails barely grazed the air before I caught her wrist and twisted, forcing her to take a step back. The sound of her breath told me enough. She didn’t have the strength anymore, not the way she used to.

“Goodness,” I exhaled, shoving her away. “You’re weak now”

Her eyes flared, but instead of charging again, she laughed like a lunatic.

“Just go.” I sighed, rolling my shoulders. “I don’t have any plans of going between you and Rowan, if that’s what you’re worried about. I just came here for Arden.”

waiting for me to say that.

“Good.” She crossed her arms, chin lifting high. “Because we’re happy now.”

Zaria smirked, appearing like she had been cruel little smile. “Even if you two are mates, he acts

“He treats me well,” she added, her lips curving into a

more like a mate to me than he ever will to you. And he-

words could pierce deeper- “can use his body really well.“.

she stepped closer, lowering her voice so her

My wolf howled inside, demanding I react and defend what was ours. However, I just stood there, unmoved.

She seemed irritated that I didn’t flinch. Her smirk faltered for a second..

Still, she pushed on, refusing to let the silence win. “But even then,” she said, her tone turning sharper, “even if I’m not threatened by your presence, I think it’s time for you to pay for everything you’ve done.” A chill climbed down my spine. Her eyes gleamed, not with pain or envy, but with something far darker. That was when I smelled the scent of other wolves. My stomach sank as I turned my head just enough to catch shadows moving around me. Footsteps against gravel. Four, maybe five. My muscles tensed. Crap.

Who the heck were these people?

“Zaria,” I said slowly, scanning the circle tightening around me, “what are you doing?”

Her smirk spread wider. “I told you,” she whispered sweetly. “I’ve changed.”

She gestured at the men like they were pawns on her chessboard. “I’m not the same sister you remember.” Her voice hardened. “Now, I’m more evil.”

The word landed heavy, but not as heavy as the realization that she meant it.

I closed my eyes for half a second, grounding myself and listening. Four sets of lungs. They weren’t here to scare me. They were here to finish me.

When I opened my eyes, her face was inches from mine. She looked at me with triumph burning in her gaze.

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You should have died a long time ago,” she spat, every syllable dripping with hatred

The circle of wolves growled low, surrounding me like predators testing prey.

Then she raised her hand.

My lungs froze.

“Kill her.”

Who would have thought I would be murdered at my best friend’s wedding?

Definitely not me.

But I guess I also wasn’t surprised. Zaria was unhinged to the core.

The moment her wolves leapt at me, instinct roared louder than fear. My bones cracked, skin tearing as fur burst out, and I shifted into my wolf without hesitation. My paws slammed against the ground with force, claws digging into the earth as I bolted. The sharp tang of bloodlust was on their breath, and the air behind me rippled with the sound of pursuit.

The tipsiness that had lingered from the celebration drained out of me in an instant. Adrenaline surged through my veins like liquid fire, clearing my head, sharpening every nerve and muscle. My senses locked onto everything. My ears twitched left, right, and back, adjusting my trajectory based on my calculations.

I veered sharply right, cutting through a narrow patch of trees, brushing my fur against the rough bark. The wolves chasing me were larger and heavier. If I pushed them through tighter spaces, they’d lose speed. I vaulted over a fallen log, twisting my body midair, and heard the satisfying thud of one wolf stumbling behind me. Three left.

I darted into a shallow stream, letting the water splash over my paws. I ran upstream, fighting the current, knowing it would dull my scent trail.

My breath came heavy, but I forced myself to keep pace, to focus on the rhythm–inhale, exhale, run. The splashing behind me told me at least two of them followed.

I burst out of the water and immediately threw myself down into a hollow dip in the earth, rolling my body against the moss.

Then I launched forward again, zigzagging between trees. I didn’t dare stop.

The forest blurred around me–branches scratching against my fur, roots clawing at my paws.

My medical training had honed me in ways I never thought I’d use in a chase. I knew the body and how stamina could collapse if pushed. I could hear the huffing of one wolf already faltering, its lungs working too hard. I bolted up a ridge and then slid down the other side, listening to the yelp behind me when another lost footing on the rocks.

One left.

I didn’t even know where I was heading anymore. My gut told me East, but the moon’s angle told me

otherwise.

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Leouldn’t stop. My paws burned against the earth, my chest rising and falling in quick bursts. I leapt

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into a patch of brambles, Ignoring the sting of thorns digging into my sides. The wolf behind me w lucky he crashed into the undergrowth, snarling and getting tangled. I darted through a narrow ch before finally being engulfed in silence.

I stopped dead in my tracks, panting. My ears perked. Nothing.

Had I lost them?

I tilted my head, listening again, my heart still hammering in my chest, I clicked my tongue against my teeth, the sound soft but irritated. “Tsk.” Relief mingled with uncase.

I was safe for now. But I had no idea where I was.

The forest stretched endlessly. My muscles ached, my body trembling from the exertion, but I forced myself to move forward, carefully this time.

My paws pressed softly into the ground, avoiding branches that might snap and give me away,

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