CHAPTER 105

Self defense

Pov: Maddison

I had stayed locked up in my room for three days straight, avoiding Winston and the rest of the world around me.

I didn't know how this mating bond worked, but It was causing me agonizing, physical pain to be seperated from him. To be at odds with him and my heart throbbed painfully every morning, afternoon and evening when he came around to check on me.

I called my mother three times a day, just to assure her that I was fine and I was okay. And she called me three times more. Just to be sure that I was really safe and fine.

Lapis usually came around to bring my food to me and I had been eating to my fill and drawing and trying not to think of the turmoil swirling inside of me.

I was aware of movements of Cerulean and Lapis walking to and fro outside the door and keeping the mansion in order.

And I was aware of the sparring matches that Gwyn, Nathan and Ethan engaged in just outside my window.

Sometimes, I stood and watched and stared and stared at them and