RYAN POV
Something was wrong with me. My mate has been restless all day, not just restless, but insistent. To see her, Crystal, no matter how I try to shut it down, he wouldn't stop.
It kept pushing. Pushing me toward her.
Go to her.
See her.
Now.
I clenched my jaw, pacing slowly across my office, my fingers dragging through my hair in frustration.
"Enough," I muttered under my breath. But it didn't stop.
If anything… it got worse. The pull tightened in my chest. Her name echoed in my head like a curse I couldn't escape.
I shut my eyes tightly, forcing myself to breathe.
This was exactly what I was trying to avoid. This… weakness.
If this was how it felt now, before anything had fully formed between us, then what would happen when the bond deepened?
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