Watching my mate drive away left an ache in my chest. I had no issues with being alone. I’d been alone for most of my life, but ever since Isadora came into my life with her f*****g smart mouth and her cheeky laughter, the idea of being alone didn’t sound so appealing anymore. It took everything in my power not to stop the car and demand that she stayed by my side. My lycan also wasn’t helping matters. The mating bond between us strained from the increasing distance and it was driving him insane. I could feel his anger directed towards me, and it threatened to swallow me whole. It took all my strength to shove the feeling to the side. Thankfully, Carlos stepped up to me with a distraction. “I’m going back to the house with some men. We’re going to comb through every inch of it. Are you

