Shackled (The Lord Series) by Carlos

Around the time Olivia was 16 years old

"I won!" Olivia shouts with joy.

Ever since Olivia started playing COD with Tyson, Rueben, and me, she has always tried to win. And today she succeeded.

A smile spreads on Tyson's face. "Good job, Olly!"

Stars flicker in Olivia's eyes as she gazes at Tyson. It's how she used to look at me before I decided to destroy her world, forcing her to flee to Earth. She lost all her memories of her previous life in the process and she no longer remembers me. Maybe it's for the best since I'm not ready to love her the way she needs.

I don't even know what love is. I might have a heart now, but feelings are still something new to me.

I've never thought humans were capable of such intense feelings. I want Olivia all to myself and she loves Tyson. And he doesn't want to share her. I am the same. I only want her to have me in her heart. But more than that, I want her to be happy, even if her happiness is not with me. When did I become so altruistic?

My phone buzzes, letting me know I received a text message.

Allesia: Do you want to come over? My parents are not home.

I'm not an altruist. Far from it. I'm just waiting for the right moment to steal Olivia from Tyson. Until then, I'll have fun with other girls, and keep my distance from her.

Me: I'll be there in ten minutes.

I get up from the couch. "Something came up," I say as I grab the car key from the table and leave.

***

*The night after the gender reveal barbeque*

The porch swing arrived this morning, and Jasper and I finished installing it a couple of hours ago. Olivia has been sitting in it since then, working on her laptop, but for the past half an hour, she has been lost in thought. Wanting to know what's on her mind, I sit next to her.

"What troubles you tonight, Erelah?" I ask.

Olivia leans her head on my shoulder. She is silent for a few minutes, then says, "You keep calling Erelah. It makes my heart...throb."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I wonder.

"I don't know. Tell me about before, when I was Erelah and you were Samael. What was I like?"

I look into Olivia's eyes. When we found her in the forest, her eyes were clouded with despair. Since then, those stars I love so much have returned. Constellations flicker in her gaze as she waits for me to reply. "You were the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. You still are. I had only known death and destruction, but you showed me love and the beauty of life. I am who I am today due to you, my love."

"Did you love me back then?"

I cup her cheek, my thumb stroking her skin. "While I had no heart, I do think I did love you in my own way. After all, I did want you all to myself."

Olivia bites her bottom lip. "Why didn't you say anything six years ago?"

"Because you were looking at Tyson how you used to look at me and the jealousy I felt at that time was eating me alive. But more than that, I wanted you to be happy." "What if my happiness is next to you?"

I dip my head and kiss her. "I'm yours, Erelah. I have always been yours. From the moment you saved me, my soul belonged to you."novelbin

Her eyes widened. "I saved you?"

"More than that. You healed my wings even when I thought it was a lost cause. You never gave up on me. But I think that the moment when I became yours for all eternity was when you gave yourself to me freely and without any doubt. You have no idea how lovely you were that day. Just as lovely as any time I have you all to myself." I brush my mouth against hers. "You have no idea how close I am to taking you to a hotel and fucking you until you fall asleep with my dick inside you."

Olivia laughs softly. "Looks like someone doesn't want to share tonight."

"I never want to share you, but this is my punishment for not protecting you when I should have," I say. "But seeing how happy you are with all of us makes it easy."

"I love all of you," she tries to excuse her feelings.

I don't mind sharing her. Not anymore. After everything that she had endure, she deserves to be happy.

"When I chose to become blood-brother with the others, I knew this would happen. So don't be sad." The baby kicks, and I place my palm on her stomach. "One day, you will be pregnant with my child."

I have already booked an appointment to have my vasectomy reversed.

"I will. But before that, we must make this world safe for our children."

I bring Olivia's hand to my mouth and kiss her knuckles. "We will stop our enemies before they destroy everything we love."

"I believe you."

I take Olivia inside. Spencer is over at Jon and Khloes's house, having a blast with cousins from Jasper's side. My blood-brothers and I won't have to be quiet while we show Olivia how much we love her.

**Hi everyone. The heat in Madrid is slowly killing me. But the good news is that Bought is done, done and Trapped will follow. Now, I have been talking to the editor on the app and she suggested I start a new book for Trapped since Shackled and Bought are so long and I might just do that, because getting to the chapters I need to fix is a struggle. The app has a strange system for the chapters. The problem is that I need 30 chapters for the book to reflect on the app but the good part is that the firt 6-7 chapters or so are free. I did start the Alien book but again I need 30 chapters. I have 2 fantasy books on the app and one werewolf in case anyone is interested in that until you wait for Trapped**