Chapter 71 Saved For You
SERAPHINA
My heart skipped a beat when his lips brushed slightly against mine.
I didn’t know what to do, didn’t know how to move, when Ronan slid his fingers–slow, deliberate- even deeper into my rain–soaked hair, my knees almost gave out.
The strands clung to his hand like they belonged there. His touch wasn’t rough or aggressive. It was reverent. Worshipful.. Like he was touching something sacred, forbidden, and holy all at once.
Then there were his eyes. Those beautiful violet eyes watched me like I was a myth unraveling before him.
He was breathless.
So was I.
His gaze dipped to my lips, then lower, dragging over every inch of skin the rain had revealed. It wasn’t lust alone. It was something dangerous, like he wanted to consume me. Not just my body. Me.
When was the last time a man touched me like this? Never. I never gave a man permission to get this close to me in the past. I was an untouchable fire that no one dared to play with. Except Ronan…he was not only touching my body but reaching a forbidden part of myself that I had locked away.
I should’ve slapped him.
Should’ve cursed him, pushed him, screamed until he bled for the way he ripped the disguise I’d built around myself with such care.
But all I could do was pull away.
Not as quickly as I wanted. Not as harshly as I intended. It came out soft, like the hesitant touch between lovers, and that only made my heart race faster.
My face burnt with a heat I could not explain, my heart slammed against my ribs like it was trying to escape my chest, like it didn’t know whose side it was on anymore. I couldn’t meet his gaze. I didn’t dare. Because if I looked into his eyes again, I was afraid I’d forget every reason I had to hate him.
Phina, my wolf, was no better. She wasn’t growling or resisting him. She was still. Watching. Almost…drawn to him. To hist wolf who was still watching us.
1 turned around, chest heaving, arms crossed to hide what little modesty I still had. The rain drenched me, heavy and relentless, like the sky itself was trying to peel away everything I’d hidden. The binding around my chest soaked and slipped.
I had to get out. I had to
Even if I didn’t know the way. Even if this forest was keeping me from leaving, I’d rather be alone than stand here half naked. I started walking without looking back at him.
“Seraphina,” his voice was low behind me, like velvet and smoke. And then I heard his footsteps.
“Lion‘.” Thissed, voice cracking as I kept walking. “Don’t come near me”
But he did
Before I could take another step, his hand curled around my wrist. “The forest is dangerous.”
Ispun around and snapped. “Let me go!”
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He didn’t. His grip was firm but not cruel. He blankly stared into my eyes while his band kept holding the like a chain curled around my wrist
“I said it gu” I tried yanking free, fire and humiliation rising in my throat like bile: “Are you not satisfied yet? What more do you want it me?” I screamed, the sound ripping through the trees like a wounded animal.
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He didn’t speak.
Not at first.
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But his eyes, still so damn possessive, still devouring me like he couldn’t get enough–stared down at me with something that should’ve made me slap him again. Instead, it made the panic thrum harder in my
chest.
Why wouldn’t he speak? Why did he look like he was about to pounce on me?
Then suddenly-
BOOM!
A red light shot into the sky, burning through the dark canopy.
1 flinched and looked up in the evening sky. “What the hell was that?”
Another red flare lit the sky, equally loud, its tail trailing crimson sparks before vanishing into the clouds.
Ronan’s face changed.
He cursed under his breath. “Shit.” Then without warning, he grabbed my hand again, tighter this time, and took off running. “We have to run
I gasped, finding myself unknowingly matching his pace. “What’s going on?! Where are you taking me?!”
His expression was stern and deadly serious, “Deep into the woods,” he said, yanking me behind him, rain slapping our faces as we ran through the thick brush. “We don’t have time.
“For what?”
He glanced back at me, eyes blazing. “This is the trial.”
“A trial!”
My feet faltered “A trial?”
“The Survival Trial,” he said. “An overnight survival trial in this forest. No teams. No guides. One night in the forest. With a hunter after you.”
My blood went cold. “A hunter? A real werewolf hunter?”
“Not sure,” he murmured, dodging a low branch and pulling me along with him. “The only information given is that one trained assassin is sent into the forest. Their aim is to hunt down the Alpha. And your job? Survive.
“And those red lights? I could not help but ask.
“They give away the locations. Two flares. The first one reveals where the hunter is. Second one..” He paused. “It reveals the hunt’s location.”
My stomach dropped.
“Which means now the hunter knows our location,” he said.
He explained the trial in the short. However, it made me realize something else.
“Why the hell are you making me run? l’im not
ot even i
part of this danm trial-
“It doesn’t matter, he cut in sharply, his voice like steel. “You’re with me now.”
I stared at him, disbelief flooding my chest. “With you?” I snapped, trying to yank my hand free. “Let go of me. I can walk out
this forest unharmed. You can play this ridiculous game alone”
He abruptly stopped. His eyes locked with mine, piercing, unreadable.
“You really have the heart rave me behind
sharp, latter laugh 11 you want the truth. I’ve go
throw you to the hunter myself
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His jaw twitched as he stepped closer. “So you don’t care about me at all?”
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My breath caught. Where was this conversation going? I forced my voice to steady even as my pulse thrashed. “Why would I care about you?” I muttered, frowning as I backed away.
“Stop lying. His hand shot out, grabbing my arm and pulling me against his chest.
My heart jumped violently as I met the heat in his gaze. “Lie? What are you-
Before I could finish, he suddenly lifted me off the ground and flung me over his shoulder.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing, Rouan!” I hissed, too afraid to raise my voice in case the hunter heard us. I pounded my fists against his back, clawing at him. “Let me down! Where are you taking me?!”
But he said nothing.
He didn’t flinch..
He moved like a man possessed, cutting through the woods with terrifying purpose. His aura was sharp, seething, like barely caged fury.
Eventually, he entered a cave–like opening hidden beneath a thick curtain of vines. The air was damp, the stone cold. He dropped me down without warning and before I could push him away, his entire body pressed into mine, caging me between the wall and his heat.
“What the hell are you doing, Ronan?” I snapped, but something cold slithered down my spine. A strange fear crept in, one I hadn’t felt before. We were alone. He was strong. No one could hear me scream out here.
He leaned in, his lips brushing my ear.
“I’m hard,” Ronan whispered.
My breath hitched violently. My heart crashed inside my ribs.
“You–You bastard,” I stammered. “If you try anything, I swear to the Goddess, I’ll kill you.”
I meant it.
Mostly.
But when his face dipped lower and came so close, I squeezed my eyes shut on instinct, bracing for something–anything.
“Seraphina,” he whispered again.
Something in his tone made me slowly open my eyes. Our gazes locked, and the storm in his eyes stilled. “I want to tell you something,” he said softly. “Something no one else knows.”
My throat dried. Despite everything, I asked, “What?”
He exhaled deeply, then gently took my hand in his and guided it to his chest. His heart was racing under my palm,
“I’m a virgin,” he said.
I went completely still.
What?
This Alphat The arrogant, domineering wolf who haunted every inch of my sanity!
Id always imagined he was the kind of man who devoured hearts like candy, not the kind who’d saved his own.
I forgot to breathe. My mund blanked, struggling to process it
Why I blurted out before I could stop myself.
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He held my hand tighter to his heart. His violet eyes burned into mine.
“Because I was saving myself… for you.”
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