Marked by My Ex's Biggest Rival novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: The Gathering
I got her up the ladder into the loft, because it was closest and the round window looked at the moon.
Krista ran for ice and towels.
Addison lay on the quilt with her braid stuck to her neck and her fingers digging into the mattress.
"It's early," I told her. "It's the warm-up. Tomorrow's the real one."
"How do you know?"
"Because the old woman said the silver needs the full moon, and tonight's not full. Which means your wolf isn't either."
I had no idea if that was true.
I said it like it was carved in stone.
She held on to my hand all night.
Around three she asked for Roark.
I put my hand on my own mark and reached for him down the bond, as hard as I could.
Far off, in a stone basement, I felt him reach back.
"He's with you," I said. "He's awake. He's right here."
At dawn the fever eased, the way the false one had.
Not all the way.
She was still hot, still shaking, but she could sit up and drink.
"One more night," she whispered.
"One more night."
The Gathering was at moonrise, in the Awakening clearing on Yardley ground.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Marked by My Ex's Biggest Rival are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
← Chapter 18 · All chapters · Chapter 20 →
Want to keep talking to characters like these? Chat with AI romance characters: AI Boyfriend · AI Girlfriend · Dark Romance · Fantasy Romance · BL (Boys’ Love) · Billionaire Boyfriend · Mafia Boyfriend · Possessive Boyfriend · Hockey Boyfriend · Older Boyfriend · K-Drama Boyfriend · Anime Boyfriend · Vampire Boyfriend · Werewolf Boyfriend · Demon Boyfriend · Fae Romance · GL (Girls’ Love) · Anime Girlfriend · Goth & Alt Girlfriend · Gamer Girlfriend · Tsundere Girlfriend · Fantasy Girlfriend