DAMON’S POV
Something woke me, Not a sound. Not movement. Instinct. The bond pulsed sharply beneath my skin sometime after midnight, violent enough to drag me awake from sleep with immediate alertness. For one disoriented second I remained still beneath the sheets, staring into the darkness while my wolf stirred restlessly inside me.
Then I felt it again…Elodie. Close. Emotional. Unsteady. My jaw tightened instantly. Without another thought I threw the blankets aside and rose from the bed. Beside me, Nyra shifted slightly at the sudden movement.
“Damon?” she murmured sleepily.
“I will be back.”
Her eyes opened halfway. “Where are you going?”
But I was already pulling on clothes, because deep down, I already knew.
The bond had changed lately. It reacted differently whenever Nathan wa
