I woke to emptiness.
The bed beside me was cold. The space where Aria had slept was vacant, the sheets undisturbed. For a moment, my sleep-addled mind did not understand. Then the bond screamed.
I sat up, my hand flying to my chest. The bond was not quiet. It was not calm. It was a raging fire in my veins, pulling me toward something I could not see, something I could not reach. Aria. She was gone.
I threw myself out of bed, my heart pounding. I did not bother with clothes. I did not bother with anything. I shifted before my feet hit the floor, the change ripping through me in a surge of raw, desperate power. Kade took over, his instincts sharper than mine, his senses keener. We moved as one, tearing through the corridors of the pack house, ignoring the shouts of guards, the startled cr
