Rejected by My Alpha Now He Replaced Me with a Copycat Luna novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Raven’s POV

A chill skated down my spine. How many times had Michael and his men used bindings like that to keep me in place?

Kael leaned over and laid his hand over mine. “If it’s too much, just say the word.”

I shook my head. “No. This is good.” It was exactly the sort of thing I needed to learn to take my power back.

Nox pushed to his feet and offered me a hand. I took it, shaking off any lingering anxiety.

“I’m going to bind your hands in front first. These are shifter-resistant zip ties-the kind that are harder for us to break,” he explained, showing me the plastic lengths.

“Let’s do this,” I said, squaring my shoulders and holding out my hands.

Nox quickly put the ties on so they bit into my skin but didn’t cut off circulation. “Test them.”

I tugged gently, then harder. As far as I could tell, there was no way I could get them off without losing a hand in the process.

“Good,” Nox said. “See this?” He pointed at the bracket holding the plastic in place.

“Sure.”

“That’s what we need to focus on breaking, not the plastic cord itself.”

Interesting. Whenever I’d been tied up in the past, I’d always tried to fray the length. I looked up at Nox. “How?”

“Pressure and force.”

“Science nerd,” Dexter called.

“A science nerd who has saved your ass more than once,” Nox shot back.

Dexter just grinned and shot me a wink. “He’s right.”

I shook my head and turned back to Nox. “Show me.”

He held his hands in front of him as if they were bound. “Lift your hands as far away from your body as you can.”

I mirrored his movement with my arms, studying all the angles.

“Good. Now, what you’ll do is bring your hands down in one swift movement, as fast as you can.” Nox executed the action. “If there’s enough force, the bracket will pop right off.”

It made sense, but it would hurt like hell if it didn’t

‘t work. I made the motion slowly at first, ensuring I had it down. Then, taking a deep breath, I did it at full speed,

My fists slammed into my stomach and the ties burned the hell out of my wrists but no bracket broke. I coughed and doubled over.

Nox muttered a curse and moved in to help me straighten.

“You didn’t commit.” The voice was one I’d only heard a couple of times today. Now, it carried criticism as Asher glared at me.

“Gee, thanks,” I muttered as I stood up fully.

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“You would’ve had it if you hadn’t let doubt get in your way at the last second. You can do this. Don’t doubt yourself,” he commanded.

A flicker of warmth took root somewhere deep. Because Asher’s critique was how he showed he cared.

Squaring my shoulders, I lifted my hands again. This time, I closed my eyes. I remembered how powerless I’d felt at the hands of Michael and his men, all the pain they’d caused me over the years. I let those memories fuel my anger. And as my wolf snarled within me, I slammed my hands against my body. Pain flared at my wrists, but it was fleeting because a pop sounded, and then I was free.

My eyes flew open, a grin stretching across my lips. “It worked.”

Nox pulled me in for a quick hug. “Told you. Certified badass.”

“Are there different techniques if your hands are behind you or tethered to stationary objects?”

Nox nodded. “We can work on a different one each day.”

Excitement bubbled. “Thanks-

Movement caught my eye, and I whirled, catching the stick just before it smacked me in the face.

“Come on,” Asher growled. “Let’s go.”

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