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“No! No, I want Hannah! Get off of me!”
Too many hands had held him down. Too many… “Scott, let me go! You’re my brother! How could you let this happen?!”
“I’m sorry, Noah. But it’s for the best…”
“Nooo!”
“Shh…” Zoe had crouched, silver knife glinting in the light. She had cut the seashell necklace off first, smirking as she held it up to the light. “You will soon forget this all happened, Noah,” she’d said. “You won’t even remember Hannah at all…”
Noah’s hands clenched into fists, anger bubbling up inside of him. By the time he had seen Hannah again at that event, the night that their parents announced their arranged marriage, Zoe’s little ceremony had already been completed. She hadn’t expected their parents to put Noah and Hannah together anyway, though, and she had been arranged to marry Drake.
That was why she’d returned to Nightcrest. To take back what had never been hers. “Adam,” Noah’s voice was urgent now. “Does your mommy know you play with these?”
Adam shook his head, his eyes widening. “No… am I in trouble?”
Noah knelt down, placing his hands on Adam’s shoulders. “No, buddy. You’re not in trouble at all. In fact …” He paused, a genuine smile spreading across his face. “Thank you for showing me these. You’ve helped me remember something very important.”
“I remember.”
Hannah let herself relax into the kiss for just a moment before shoving him away, her eyes blazing with confusion and anger.
“What was that for?! What are you talking about?!” She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.
Noah held onto her, refusing to let her pull away completely. “Hannah, I remember everything. Everything. about… us.”
Her eyes widened. “What are you talking about, Noah?” Her voice was dropping to a whisper.
“Hey!” The guard began to rattle his keys on the other side of the door. “Hey, no touching!” They didn’t have much time.
“I never had a mate bond with Zoe,” Noah explained, the words tumbling out in a rush. “She’s not my fated mate. It was you, Hannah. You’re my mate.”
“Noah, what-”
“My mate bond with Zoe was never cut. My bond with you was cut, and then my memories of you were replaced with false ones.”
Hannah shook her head, trying to shove away, but Noah held on tight. The guard grunted, cursing about
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having the wrong key, the door rattling in its frame.
“Noah, this is insane. You can’t expect me to believe-
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“It’s true, Hannah. Zoe, she..: She’s behind all of this. She’s the one who cut my bond with you and wiped my memories. Here. Like a sunrise… Remember?” Noah pressed the seashell into Hannah’s hand, and her eyes widened, mouth hanging open.
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