Broken Bond
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
VANESSA
Here’s the thing- I don’t give out my phone number to guys.
Ever.So imagine my surprise when I was stocking the coolers at work this morning and my phone vibrated against the bar top with an incoming text message from Callum Conway.
His number wasn’t saved in my phone, but I immediately knew the message was from him, and it didn’t take long for me to figure out how he got ahold of my digits.
The sneaky devil must’ve sent himself a text from my phone when he was checking out my music last night.
If it were anybody else, I’d probably be annoyed with the underhanded way he went about getting my number, but instead I found myself smiling down at my phone, heart pounding as I considered how to respond.
Exchanging messages is harmless, right? At least that’s what I kept telling myself as we texted back and forth all morning while I smiled down at my phone like a fool.
I might’ve gotten away with it, too, if I wasn’t working the same shift as my best friend.
Vienna knows I don’t give my number out, so she was baffled by the fact that I was so caught up in texting with Callum, and honestly, same.
All of this is so foreign to me, but there’s just something about Cal.
He’s bold without being sleazy.
Clever without being cliché.
And for the first time, I'm...curious.
A lot of girls my age date around, Vienna included, but I never have.
She thinks I’m crazy, and she’s said as much when I’ve turned down dates or refuted advances from good-looking, smooth -talking guys that other girls would jump at the chance to go out with.
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I’ve never seen the point of dating or getting close to someone when I have a fated mate out there somewhere waiting for me.
Humans talk about soulmates, but in shifter culture, finding that person is a very real possibility.
Once we turn eighteen, every full moon presents a chance for us to find them.
Our packs shift and run together under the light of the moon, and if you’re lucky enough to be in the proximity of your fated mate on one of those nights, you’ll feel it- the pull.
My parents say it’s like an irresistible force that draws you to your mate, and once you lay eyes on one another, BAM! The bond snaps into place.
Even though all of us have a fated mate out there, not everyone is lucky enough to find theirs.
Statistically, less than half of us will actually find them and get to experience that magical fated mate bond, but I’m an optimist.
My parents are fated mates, and I’ve seen how deep that connection goes.
They really are two halves of a whole.
I want that for myself, and I’ll hold out as long as I have to in order to find my other half.
Which is why it’s so out of character for me to be acting the way I am right now, carefully applying my makeup and straightening my hair, changing my clothes five times before settling on an outfit that screams casual, yet sexy.
I’m nervous.I don’t get nervous around guys.
What the hell has gotten into me?
"It’s not too late to back out, you know,"
Vienna sighs from the doorway of my bedroom, and I’m not sure if it’s due to her own apprehension or if she’s sensing mine.
I know she’s just as anxious about seeing Chase tonight, but she’s gone the opposite way of me, putting minimal effort into her hair, makeup, and attire.
She's trying to send the message that she doesn’t care enough to dress up for him, but I think she looks even more beautiful when she goes casual and lets her natural beauty shine through.
If the Alpha has designs on playing it aloof with her again tonight, he doesn’t stand a chance.I shake my head as I cross the room to Vienna.
"Nice try,"
I laugh, snatching her by the arm and threading mine through the crook of her elbow.
"We’re doing this."
"But it's like ten degrees outside," she grumbles as I pull her toward the staircase.
"Let it go, Vee.The cold never bothered me anyway."
She stops in her tracks, hitting me with a dubious stare and raising a brow at my Disney reference.
"Frozen? Really, Ness?" I giggle, starting down the stairs and yanking her with me.
"It’s Mia’s favorite right now."
Her lips pull into a smile at the mention of my four-year-old sister.
often enough that she’s basically a
Mermaid obsession?" she queries as she follows me down
week," I say with the wave of a hand, glancing back at her
else.You know how she is." I bound down the rest of the stairs, stepping over to the front door and calling out to my mom as I slide my
"I’m heading out!"
calls back instantly, her voice carrying from the back of
as far as parenting goes- I’ve never given her a reason not to trust me, so she doesn’t give me the third degree or question where I’m going.She knows I'll be responsible and come home at a decent hour, because that’s what I’ve always done.Plus, I’m nineteen, so I’m technically an adult now.I just
you don’t want to head to the
her car at the curb, snow crunching underneath our
laugh, giving
to get out of
drop into the seat, rattling with
hunk of junk, but I'l] never say that out loud because I know how
if it feels
from the
next to our own territory of Riverton,
about Callum once again when my phone lights up with an incoming text message that I can’t help but
You still coming?
just don’t get
her head in
Out of
so much," I reply with a casual shrug of my shoulders.I resist the urge to pick up my phone
even know
So why are you suddenly texting him like it’s a thing?"
a thing.You’re the only one making it into
jeans, my fingers itching to reach for it.Vienna
here tonight so you can
sounded fun," I say
the hundredth time."She’s quiet for a moment, but I can practically hear the gears turning in her head before she
Vee’s arm with the back
ridiculous! You don’t know him either, Vee.You can’t judge a book by
should, if the cover gives you
giving into the urge to
suspiciously quiet for the rest of the drive, but I think part of
her and Chase, and I think she’s nervous about seeing him again after the way last night
girl, and Vee practically dragged me out of the packhouse like it was on fire immediately after, like she couldn’t bear
I
side of a forest road deep in Norbury’s territory, climbing out and trudging through the trees while allowing the sound of music and carrying voices to lead us to
glow of the fire comes into view up ahead, and I can feel the tension rolling off Vienna in waves, making me second guess whether it was the right
her out of the funk she’s been
long legs spread and his dark hoodie slung
his grin
at my back, a shiver races down my
"Ladies,"
he reappears with a bottle of beer in each hand, offering them to Vee and
curling my fingers around the cold neck of the
snap my gaze back to him
but I find myself blindly following his command, reaching for Vee’s hand to drag her with me over to the bench.I sink down onto
long moment, he doesn't say anything, the tension of his silence causing a knot of anxiety to form in my gut.It’s silly that I’m nervous- he invited me tonight, after all.He clearly wanted me to come, but it’s the question of
"You made it,"
of his voice seeping inside me and unraveling the
him and his eyes are already on me, focused
darker tonight, his pupils blown out so wide behind the shadow of his hood that only a sliver of his blue-green irises are visible.I part my lips to respond, but my breath gets caught somewhere in my throat when he suddenly reaches out to take the bottle of beer from my hand, his fingers brushing mine and sending a zip of electricity running through my body.I barely conceal my flinch, watching as he
much of a beer drinker, but right now, I’d benefit from loosening
I swallow it down and notice that
Callum shrugs.
I narrow my eyes
last night. Straight vodka,
his gaze sliding from me and lingering on the fire, the reflection
and I needed it.Most of the
right as he says that Chase passes him a joint.He takes
keeping a clear head?" I tease, eyeing the joint and watching the cherry glowing red
he coughs
takes the edge off," he explains,
of my lower lip, giving a little shake
then travel
rumbling voice of his,
trained on his, arching
what if I
himself and takes another hit of the joint before passing it back
He exhales the smoke toward the fire, sinking back farther in
a smirk as I watch him,
guess, you’re a bad
to meet mine and he grins menacingly, running his tongue over his straight white
"The worst, babe."
pet names, but surprisingly, I don’t hate the way it sounds rolling
like he’s daring me to
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