Chapter 45: Sealed Fate

Ivy POV

I knew the moment that he kissed me he felt something, and by the look on his face when he pulled away, I knew without a doubt he was confused by what was going on.

Why wouldn’t he be?

From what I had learned from Caleb, if the bond had not been completed, then it was stripped from us all, and I was no longer bound to them.

I would have a chance at a new life… or better yet, I could decide my fate.

 

“Damian,” I whispered, “you have to see that what we were told wasn’t the truth. What the prophecy said was up for interpretation.”

Shaking his head, he cast his glance towards Kate who looked just as shocked as he was.

“Don’t look at me. This is all far beyond my concept of anything. I can call my father, though. Perhaps he may know something.”

Kate quickly moved from her chair and made her way from my hospital room. Damian’s eyes still staring at the spot where she had once sat, not a word coming from his mouth.

“Please say something…” I asked, hoping for the silence to end.

“What am I supposed to say?” He replied as he looked towards me. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. We aren’t supposed to be mated anymore.”

The tone he used left a sinking feeling in my heart as I tried to understand why he was angry. I thought more than anything he would be pleased with the notion that the bond wasn’t gone. That even though my initial marks from the others had disappeared…

We were given another chance.

“Do you not want me?” The question came out before I could stop it. His mouth opened and closed as he thought about what he was going to say. Never had we had a proper conversation about what he wanted with me until this point.

To be honest, I was terrified of what he was going to respond with.

Would he reject me?

“We need to go see someone.” He replied, flatly turning on his feet. “I will get you some clothes and we will leave immediately.”

Stunned by his response to the situation, I sat dumbfounded as I watched him leave the room in search of clothing, and perhaps a doctor.

An hour later, Damian and I sat in his car flying down the interstate heading north towards the northern part of Damian’s territory. I wasn’t sure what was up there that would cause us to need to venture that far, but whatever it was had Damian determined.

“Will you please tell me what’s going on?” I asked softly, my eyes sliding towards the view at the window, tired of his cold persona.

With a deep breath, he sighed, “the woman who told me the prophecy years ago… She lives up here. We are going to go see her and see what happened.”

Once again, his wording choice caught me by surprise.

happened. As if

flatly, watching the rush of trees pass by my window until

a stop, Damian quickly exited the cabin and came around to my side of the car. Surprised by his gesture, I took

“Thank you.”

as he pulled me with him. The fact that Damian was holding my hand was a surprise on its own. Never had he shown

knocked on the door. “We need to

wrinkled face of a graying elderly woman. Her brows furrowed until

said with a grin, “I see that you have been touched

by the goddess? What the hell

know what’s

stepped aside and made her way towards the cabin’s small living room. “I suppose you are here to

how-” I gasped, not understanding how

towards me, I saw the twinkle in

how I know things, child. Just that

break if we didn’t all complete it before the Harvest Moon left the sky. Well, it did. So how is it that I am still

left the woman’s throat. “You complain like being bonded to this pretty young woman is a

think he was

left the old woman caused me to look at Damian, who stared at me wide-eyed and

He snapped with

shrugged, rolling my eyes

two of us. “I like this one. She has a spark in her. No wonder

what?” I asked, not

causing me to think back on what she could be referring to. After a moment, the realization dawned on me and my eyes snapped back to the woman

she would

of his nose with utter annoyance laced in his features as we spoke. “How about someone starts explaining

dying… I prayed to the goddess to take just my life but disconnect me

us all would destroy

room

have died to save them… To save me?” He mumbled as if he couldn’t believe what he

of you in a different way.” I replied, not knowing how else to explain how I feel about them.

our world wasn’t

on me for a moment more before turning towards

does this mean, then? Are we

up a teacup in front of her taking a sip. “Everything is now in Ivy’s court. She can decide to allow the mate bonds to form, or she can decide to have nothing

weighed down on me heavily

them to mark and mate with me before. Instead, they would only feel the connection

in charge of this situation, and

back in the chair, letting the information sink in. “Talk

the initiative of your own life. You don’t even have to accept all four of

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