Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 337

Chapter 337

"I know," Chase says, voice distant now, like he's already retreating into himself.

I don't look back. I don't dare because I'm not sure what I will do. As much as he terrifies me, he's also my bond, and it's in my nature to want to be with him.

Archie closes the door behind us and we

all stand in the hallway for a second, dazed, whilst we process what just happened.

"You okay?" Dillon asks, scanning my body as if checking for injuries.

"No," I admit, voice cracking. "He's my bond, and he's insane."

Nobody speaks. Not for a long beat. The

silence hangs heavily between us until Finley finally exhales a low whistle.

one way to make a first

is gone, it

my knees buckle. Archie catches me before I hit the floor and scoops me into his arms without asking.

shoulder, my voice hoarse. "How are we going to form a bond group with him

didn't," Archie says, jaw clenched tight. His whole body is tense beneath me, his

"We will

you're right,"

is intense,

bond will be good for him. As soon as you're bonded,

follow him towards the

I'm ready. I don't want to bond with him," I snap, too

you are," Dillon says quietly behind us. "But that doesn't change what he

lip so

prepare for being physically claimed by a near-feral stranger in a pitch-black dorm room. This is not how bonds should be introduced. Chase didn't exactly hurt me... but he didn't give me a choice, either. What

points out, grabbing a blanket from the couch where students still party. He tosses it over me

was cuddling me like I was a freaking stuffed animal!"

the only thing keeping his wolf calm. You might