Chapter 4

A sharp pain tore through his chest. Ben clutched his heart, his body folding forward involuntarily, as if something had just been ripped from his soul. Panic and confusion flashed across his eyes—his chest felt hollow, like a piece of it had been carved out. This wasn’t ordinary pain. This was—the backlash from a severed mate bond. Instinctively, he reached out through the psychic link. “Susan? Where are you?” “Can you hear me?” “Are you hurt? Say something!” But there...