The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218

Why was it easier for Vivian to play that role than her?

As the thought crossed my mind, my eyes flicked to the drawer in my desk that I knew contained the contract. Without thinking, I reached over and pulled it out, then flipped to the page bearing the clause that initially drew Ellie’s ire.

I studied the clause for a long time. Tried to look at it from Ellie’s perspective.

She was right. It did make it seem like I was trying to trap her-like I was genuinely tying our marriage to

her health.

Maybe, in the moment, I had been. Out of fear, I supposed; because deep down, I feared that she would leave me, and I needed to protect myself.

But in the end, maybe I had just been the one to push her away.

I took a deep breath, grabbing the edges of the contract. The paper crinkled under my grip. One motion, and I could tear it apart, and it would be over. If she really didn’t want to be here with me, then I could let her make that decision herself, even if it terrified me.

Just as I was about to go through with it, I felt it.

A pang in my chest-as if the mate bond had suddenly flared to life, tugged from the other end by the only person who held that invisible thread.

Ellie.

I dropped the contract and sat up straight, turning toward the window, where I’d felt the pull coming from. In the mindlink, I heard her voice-weak but there, whispering a single word.

“Help.”

Then, it was gone. And when I reached out, I felt no response.

I was on my feet before I even knew what I was doing. I flew out of the room, taking the stairs down two at a time. My Beta was in the drawing room when I found him.

“Where is Ellie?” I asked, breathless.

He turned to me and shrugged. “I dunno. Figured she’d be at the academy.”

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“Ellie?” I called out, stepping into the forest. I cupped my hands around my mouth and shouted: “ELLIE!”

No answer. I gave a tug on the mate bond, but it was shut off from her end again, preventing me from using the mindlink.

My heart leapt into my throat. I prepared to shift so I could search for her.

But then I heard the sound of twigs snapping in the distance. The sound of something dragging. I turned left, and that was when I spotted Ellie walking toward me, calm as ever. She was covered in blood, but appeared to be completely unharmed.

And she was dragging the boar’s carcass behind her.

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