Shattered Bonds A Second Chance Mate (by Yui) novel Chapter 75

Chapter 75

Go to Francesco point of view:

The storm was still gathering when I returned home, wind curling around the edges of the estate like whispers from the past. The moment. I stepped through the door, something felt wrong.

“Ellaine

I called her name once, then again, No answer.

Her scent should’ve greeted me the moment entered–lavender and ink and something warmer, softer, like the sun through stained glass.

But there was nothing. Just cold air and silence.

I checked the main hall first, then the west garden, then her room–still untouched, the rose I left that morning wilting on the windows. My chest tightened. A cold, primal fear began to unfurl in my ribs.

Treached for the bond between us. It should have been pulsing with her presence, her heartbeat echoing softly in the back of my mind.

But there wa

was…nothing

Not faint. Not distant.

Just–pone

“Ellaine!” My voice cracked like a whip through the halls. I didn’t care who heard me. I was already moving, fast and focused, scanning for any sign of her

“Ellain!!” No answer.

I stood in the entryway, scanning the silent corridors. But I felt no presence.

Not hers. A chill ran through me.

I walk to the library, remember she always spend her time there. The door creaked open beneath my hand, and I stepped inside. The room was quiet, warm with the soft glow of candles. Books lay open on the table. Pages scattered across the floor. Her handwriting.

But no Ellaine.

felt something then. A tug deep in my gut–the bond straining, searching

And coming up empty.

My voice cracked, “Ellaine, where are you? I sensed you a moment ago!”

Nothing

Not a whisper, Not a shadow.

Just silence.

And the unmistakable fear beginning to crawl beneath my s

skin.

turned in a slow circle, heart hammering. I was the Alpha. I could feel every member of my pack through the bond–especially her. But now, it was like she had disappeared. No heartbeat. No breath. No scent.

“ELLAINE!!“

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My voice rang off the stone walls, loud enough to rattle the shelves,

Footsteps echoed behind me–Audrey burst in first, sword already hall drawn, “Wpha, what is it??

Others followed. Guards Healers, Wations on alret from the moment they heard me shout.

“Luna isn’t here!” I snapped, already pacing. Find her. Now”

Audrey blinked, looking around the room. “But… I saw her coming here a while ago,” she said, picking up a leather bound journal. “And these are her notes—this is her handwriting”

“I know,” I growled. “But she’s not here. I can’t feel her.”

That admission sent a ripple of fear through the room. The warriors exchangedt glances Audrey’s expression sharpened.

“She was here. I know she was,” muttered, scanning every corner of the room again. “Why can’t I sense her?”

I dropped to my knees, placing my palm on the wooden floor, trying to reach through the bond again. Ellaine. Where are you. Please answer me.

Nothing

Not even an echo.

Could it be… Magic?

Old, dangerous, unfamiliar,

It clung to the air like perfume–fragrant and subtle, but it scraped the edge of my instincts.

“She did something.” I whispered to myself. “Something can’t see.”

Everyone was still.

“Find her,” ordered again. “Search the house. Check the woods. I want every inch of this estate swept–now.”

Audrey bowed her head and turned to move, but I hesitated, staring once more into the flickering shadows of the library. Something tugged at me.

A scentless breath of wind. A shift of warmth.

Like someone was watching

Like someone was

here.

Then, just as suddenly-

Everyone was gone.

One by one, they slipped out, murmuring, retreating

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I tore through every inch of the property–cellars, comidors, balconies, even the old stables. I ran the perimeter myself, shitted for speed, rain, rage rising with every step that came back empty

The woods were empty.

The gardens untouched.

No signs of struggle. No blood. No trace.

Just the hollow ache where her presence used to be.

with

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How could the

höne der

ved open the door and collapsed into the chai

Then I heard it.

Sel. Deliberata.

Not in the hat. Not upstairs.

Right besida

in the library ?

1 stood so fast the chair scraped hard against the floor. My hand was already on the door before my mind could catch up: She’s not

I shoved it open

And stopped cold.

She was there

Standing right in the middle of the room, surrounded by scattered books

andlelight. Her eyes met moe–wide, startled, haunted

I didn’t know if I said it out loud or just breathed it. Relief and confusion crashed into me all at once, knocking the air from my lungs. For couldn’t move Couldn’t think

She was herE

She was right here.

But there was no scent. No heartbeatbrushing my bond

As if I were seeing a ghost.

“Where have you been?” My voice came out foarse, barely restrained. “I couldn’t you couldn’t find you.”

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