Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 No Such Thing

Chapter 277 No Such Thing

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I see it now.

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Azalea’s power was dependent upon detoxification. Because it was so strong, because it took up so much energy in her body, specifically dark energy, she needed frequent detoxification. Along with the power to wield dark magic, she had two gifts–teleportation and foreknowledge.

Aside from being able to transport from one place to another, she had visions that allowed her to see what the future brought. Because of such a skill, she saw that a daughter would change her life.

So, she abandoned her infertile husband and made sure she got what she wanted. She treasured Ellana a lot, and she cast Kyle to the side as nothing more than a mistake–one born from a one–night stand to satisfy her bodily pleasures.

However, in the end, it was clear that she didn’t love Ellana. I didn’t fe

el it at all in that memory. I could feel the loneliness she felt despite being coddled by her mother instead.

The one emotion that rose above all was Azalea’s love for herself. She loved Ellana because she knew she would bring her something. If she didn’t carry such a promising gift, who knew what kind of emotion she would bear?

“Are you going to stand there idly?” Azalea asked, finally snapping me out of my thoughts. I turned to her and saw the excited glint in her eyes. I pursed my lips and followed her to her throne, where she sat once

more.

I didn’t know what was going to happen now. I was hoping she was going to let them go. However, she sat there, unfrozen, as she observed everyone.

“Of course, I just can’t let you leave,” she said. I watched their expressions fill with unease. I felt it, too. It felt like the entire room was being engulfed in dark magic. Azalea was only showing her real powers now, and it was terrifying because I didn’t know whether this was just a preview or all of it. The former was even more chilling.

“I need to test whether you really are what I need,” she added with a smirk, turning to me. “Detoxify me, she said, holding out her hand.

Before she could respond, I heard a growl before us. My eyes widened as I turned to Rowan, who appeared to have lost his mind. His body blurred as he lunged, his fists meeting armor and flesh with the fury of a wolf. Each strike sounded like a thunderclap.

But no matter how hard he fought, it wasn’t enough. Azalea only stood there, amused. She raised her hand slowly, lazily, acknowledging Rowan’s resistance. Then she whispered a word I couldn’t comprehend.

My blood froze as Rowan suddenly jerked upright, his body suspended in the air as though strings had been hooked into his limbs.

“No!” My scream ripped out of me. “Rowan!”

Everyone stepped back instinctively. Elias‘ face turned pale, Abel cursed under his breath, and even Cade, stubborn as he was, faltered. It was clear to all of us–Azalea’s magic was something beyond our grasp,

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beyond our strength.

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“Stop!” I cried, my chest heaving as I stumbled forward. My knees threatened to buckle, but I forced my voice to be steady. “I’ll do it!”

The moment the words left my lips, her gaze snapped to me.

Azalea’s grin widened, satisfied and triumphant. And just like that, she dropped him.

“Rowan!” I gasped. My heart skipped, but before he could hit the ground, Alpha Abel was there. His arms caught Rowan mid–fall, the impact making him grunt, but Rowan was safe. I pressed a shaking hand to my chest, relief flooding through my veins.

I turned back to her, resolute. “I’ll do it,” I repeated.

Her eyes glittered with cruelty. She stepped closer. “Yes,” she murmured. “Yes, that’s what I wanted to hear.”

Before I could second–guess myself, I reached for her darkness. It was like plunging my hands into a pit of tar. Shadows coiled around my arms, slipping under my skin, seeping into me.

Detoxifying her was unlike anything I had ever done before. It was endless, like trying to scoop water from the sea with bare hands. She was vast, her magic ancient and corrupted, but still, I drew it into myself, siphoning the decay.

Her body straightened, and her aura brightened. She was being revitalized while my own body sagged under what I absorbed. My breath came in shallow bursts. I thought I had to give more and drain every ounce of darkness I could see.

But then-

She pulled away.

“That’s enough,” she snapped.

I staggered, gasping. My head spun, but I forced myself to stand tall.

And then, to my shock, she smiled. She began laughing.

It started low, then rose higher and higher until it echoed across the hall, maniacal and piercing. She twirled, her hands alight with sparks of magic, her steps light as though she had been reborn.

“Yes,” she cried out, her laughter ringing against stone walls. “Yes, it’s you! It has always been you! You are what I need!”

Her joy chilled me more than her cruelty

had.

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She conjured fire, water, shadows, threads of lightning–magic spilling from her hands without any control. She pranced and spun, utterly unbothered by the devastation around her.

My gaze flicked to Zaria. She was watching me with a smirk tugging at her lips. Right next to her was Kyle, who had an expression that made me feel confused.

His eyes locked onto mine, but they weren’t mocking or cruel. They were guarded, but deep in them, there

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was something else. Recognition. Pain.

At that moment, I felt my heart squeeze.

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I remembered–clearer than before–the boy he had been. Starved not for food, but for love. His hatred hadn’t begun with Ellana. It had begun with a mother who never looked at him, who let him grow in the shadows while pouring everything.

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