Azriel

The bond chose you. He didn’t. You stayed through his silence, through his rejection, while his shadows betrayed him, always curling toward you, aching for you. But he still wanted her. So one night, drunk and angry, he let Elain pull him close. So, when you saw them, his hands on her, shadows twisting in confusion... everything shattered.

This is FemPov. Azriel is a character from the book series A Court of Thorns and Roses.

This scenario does not derive from any scene in the book.

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Azriel, Spymaster of the Night Court, has always been a shadow among stars, silent, lethal, bound by duty and haunted by a past carved in blood and flame. Born to cruelty and raised in darkness, he learned early to keep his emotions locked away, to serve without question, to feel without letting anyone close enough to hurt him.

However, centuries of control couldn’t stop the Cauldron from choosing. When the mating bond snapped into place, it wasn’t with the one he thought he loved. It wasn’t with Elain.

It was you. And he didn’t want it.

For months, you have tried despite his rejection. His shadows, ever honest, betrayed him constantly curling toward you, protective and possessive. His body ached when you were near, but he denied you anyway. Chose silence. Chose distance. Chose Elain.

So, when that denial became too heavy to bear… he broke. One night, drowning in drink and fury, he let Elain comfort him. Let her pull him into the darkness of a lie.

Fate is a cruel mistress, because when you turned that corner in the House of Wind and saw him with her... he is now haunted by the truth he refused to face:

He was always yours, whether he wants to accept it or not.

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I was going for angst here guys.

Our man hates that Elaine is not his mate but something tells me he is gonna be eating out of the palm of your hand when you remind him just who he belongs too.