My Soulmates are IDOLS Books 2+3 | 18+ [SoulBond Series]

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down and her part of the world sound asleep.

Amber bit her lips, scrapping the foamy mixture into the pan, bracing for impact. It sizzled, popped and bubbled a little and she grimaced, praying that it wouldn't burnt. She wasn't that good of a cook as compared to her soulmates but she was relatively decent at following instructions. That was until she didn't have enough ingredients in the kitchen. It was times like that when she would switch salt out for soy sauce and sugar for honey. Amber set the cover down after sprinkling another decent handful of cheese and chopped parsley, and then sighed, tapping her fingers against the cool marble.

Wang JieMi.

Amber had once been clouded by her own pain and grief. She'd been lost in her anger, so much so that she couldn't see the sorrow in his eyes. It was always so much more difficult to sense someone else's pain when you're already struggling with your own. But now that she was surrounded in the love of her six and brimming with happiness, his pain became more pronounced to her eyes. There was always something off about Wang JieMi, she knew that.

But it was getting worse, whatever it was.

And her soulmates were not helping. Amber sighed, running her fingers through her hair. She'd called for a family meeting that night, gave them each a heavy stare and asked—no—demanded that they tell her what was up with them and JieMi. Sieon had been the most vocal of the lot with an angry pout on his lips, and his eyes as dark as coal.

"He hurts you! He hurts you all the time and I can't stand it! I hate it so much!"

She'd told them that it wasn't right to let her get between them and their relationship with JieMi.

"We longed for you, we wanted you, we cried when we couldn't have you. He basically fucked with our chances of having a soulmate, he knowingly tried to get you out of our lives." Ezra had growled, crossing his arms with an irritated scoff.

"Still, he was confused, lost—" MinJae had said, trying to ease the rising tension in the room.

"But he knew for sure that she was his. He knew about Amber. And compared to the rest of us with our elusive soul bonds that could have just been hallucinations. JieMi's soul bond was obvious as fuck, he knew it was her. He betrayed us when he said no to her questions that day. He didn't give a fuck about us or her." Ezra pointed out and Amber had felt chills run down her spine at his words, her mind flashing with the memory of how she had felt when JieMi had told her to 'fuck off'.

It was difficult to forget.

"He was just—"

"I'm fucking sorry for saying this, but MinJae you wanted to report Amber to the police. JieMi was going to let you do it. We all know what happens to our obsessive fans, and we all know what happens to people who lie about soul bonds. And JieMi didn't give a fuck." Ezra had snapped at that point, his eyes flashing with fire. "When she was bleeding to death on the floor. He continued with his fucking lies!"

MinJae's mouth snapped shut at his words, his lips pressed into a grim, trembling line. Ezra's words seemed to dig at a sore spot, salt to a healing wound.

"The bigger problem is that he's not speaking to us. He doesn't want to talk about it, trust me I've tried." Hikaru had said with a soft sigh. "It takes two hands to clap and we can only help the people who are looking for help. If he isn't willing to talk, then I can't help him. I really can't."

She'd told them that she wanted them to give him a chance because she didn't want to be the reason, the obstacle in their friendship. She didn't want their dreams and goals destroyed; their work ruined because of her. Her men had softened at her words, understanding filling their eyes. Oliver had pulled her into his arms to hold her close as Sieon stroked her hair.