GoodNovelChapter 338 Chapter 338 **Harper's POV ** Archie and Dillon bombard Finley with questions about Chase, and I can't listen anymore. I'm torn between fear, intrigue, a need to help my bond, who is clearly struggling, whilst protecting my others, and a ser Before I started the academy, I had been worried that extra bonds would cause an issue, but this is even worse than I had imagined.
"I'm going to shower," I say, moving into my bedroom and slamming the door shut behind me.
Instead of heading to the bathroom, I pull my phone from my back pocket as sit on the edge of my bed. Hitting call on the contact of the only person I want to speak to right now, I bring the phone to my ear and "Mum?" Isay with a barely controlled sob as soon as I hear her voice.
"Sweet heart, what's wrong?" She asks, her voice full of concern.
"I want to chome," I admit.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What happened?" "I don't think I'm ready for this life, mum. My bonds are... they're not what I expected." "Archie and Dillon?" "No, the other two." "Who are they? What did they do?" I hear my dad demand in the background and I curse myself for not making sure she was alone.
"Are you hurt?" My mum asks, and I hear a commotion outside my bedroom door.
"No, I'm fine. Just a little shaken, I guess." I try to play it down as I move into the bathroom so I don't have to hear whatever is going on in the lounge area.
The last thing I need are my dads showing up here, and I definitely don't want them to know who my other two bonds are yet. I can't imagine they are going to be pleased to know I have the academy troublema "Do you wantto cover?" Yes.
"No, it's fine. I guess I just needed to hear your voice," "Well, you know you can callanytime," my mum says.
"I know, mum, thank you." "You never responded to my message about a shopping trip this weekend. Do you want to go? Just the two of us? We could have lunch at that pizza place you like." "Sure, that sounds nice," I nod, even though she can't see me.
There's a few moments of silence and then I hear the back door of my family hsliding closed through the phone's speaker.
"I'm alone now. What's up?" She says, her voice lower than it had been.
"I'm scared, mum. I don't know if I can bond with them. I thought I was ready with Archie and Dillon, but now things are different, and I don't know if I have the right underwear, and what if I'm making them miserable? How am I supposed to manage four of them? Will they..." I blurt like verbal diarrhoea that won't stop until she cutsoff.
"Harper, calm down. First of all, are you being pressured into bonding?" She asks.
"No. Archie and Dillon are so patient with me. I don't think ny third bond knows he's my bond yet. My fourth is, well, he's very aware and he basically just kidnappedin the dark and tookto his bedroom," I tell her, my voice tremble as I tell her about Chase.
"What did he do then? Did he force himself on you? Because that is not okay." "Not in the way you are thinking. He just... hugged me, and got all growly at my other bonds," I say, realising how stupid that sounds, now that I'm saying it out loud.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Is he older than you?" She asks.
"Yes, I think two or three years older." Then he has his wolf. They can be possessive, but you need to set your boundaries with them. Be firm, Harper. You are the centre of your group, you set the rules. Even the biggest, baddest wolves will turn into "Okay, I'll try," I breathe.
"As for what underwear you wear, I promise you they won't care at all," she laughs and my cheeks blush red. I hadn't meant to mention that to her.
"Um... thanks." "If this is bothering you, though, we can buy you snew sets this weekend, okay?" "Thanks, mum. I should go," I sigh.
"Okay, darling, just remember you can call anytime, about anything. You don't have to be embarrassed about anything with me. I've been through it alt. When I joined the academy, my mum was sick and I remember how much I wanted to talk to her. I never want you to feel that way. Sleep well, we all miss you.' "Good night, mum. I miss you too," I say before ending the call.
I feel so much better after talking to my mum. Just hearing her voice was comforting enough, but to know she is happy to talk toabout all the embarrassing stuff is a relief.
I put my phone down on the bathroom counter and look at the shower. My plan for when we goth back was to shower and then maybe give this bonding thing a go, but Chase had complicated things. With a determined huff, I pull off my clothes and turn the shower on. I'll be damned if I let Chase ruin any more of my night. I'm going to bond with Archie and Dillon tonight I spend extra tshaving and psyching myself up for what I'm about to do. I hope Finley has left by the tI'm done. As much as I don't want to send him back to the dorm with Chase, I'm not ready to have him here.
Wrapped in a towel, I step out of the bathroom to find Archie and Dillon sitting on the end of my bed, both their gazes locked onwith a heated intensity.
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