Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0015

Chapter 15

“Stop,” Theo shouts, grabbing my hand when it’s just millimetres away from touching Mason.

“Just let her, I don’t believe any of it anyway. Nothing is going to happen,” Mason protests.

“No, Mr Collins said she shouldn’t touch any unbonded majes until the seer has been,” Theo tells him.

“When have I ever given a fuck about what Deacon says,” Mason snorts like the arrogant jerk he is.

“Is this a bad time?” a polite voice interrupts and I look up to see Starbucks guy standing at our table.

“Yes,” Theo and Mason say in unison.

H

“No,” I smile at him, grateful for the distraction. He leans down and places a large Starbucks cup on the table and slides it over to me.

“You looked like you needed this,” he smiles and my eyes fill with tears.

“Thank you, you don’t know just how much I need this,” 1 greedily grab the warm cup in both hands and bring it to my mouth, letting out a satisfied moan as the sweet hot liquid hits my tongue.

“Damn babe, what’s in that cup?” Theo laughs.

your order so I played it safe with a caramel latte.

“Hi L

Josie. Where did you get this? Dot said there’s

I’m afraid, but I do have another alternative that I make if I don’t have time to take a trip out. You should come over and slum

thank you, Luke,”

of this one, he only wants to bombard you with questions about humans.

all the questions he likes. How about after

rush to be near unbonded

and questions don’t require touching you know,” Luke rolls his eyes dramatically, making me giggle.

it’s best not to take chances,” Theo

know there’s a way to test if you really do have

how is that, genius?”

Dot here can check your pulses and see if your heartbeats are truly in sync,” he motions to Dot. “I’m quite surprised

are the only person with a functioning brain around here,” Dot laughs and shakes her head before turning to me and Theo,

arm next to mine on the table and wrapping his other arm around my waist.

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Chapter 0015

wrists and positions her fingers over our pulse points and then closes her eyes in concentration. The whole room falls into silence. Have they all been listening to our conversations? Theo rests his forehead on my shoulder and I release my coffee to take

the gossip mill… Not! A clatter sounds from behind Theo and I see Mason’s chair tipped over, I catch a glimpse

thank you, thank you,” he repeats.

whilst trying to extract myself from the

hold you for a moment,” he says quietly. I fight off the urge to protest at his words and I relax into

moment for him.