Chapter 19
Mika
I couldn't physically feel Brandon's presence, but my heart would flutter as a warning of his arrival. It was like the remnants of our bond were still threading through me. If it wasn't for my son, Ivan, I don't think the bond would still exist within me. They say that having a child will forever connect the father and mother, and those heart strings will never break. As Brandon and his pack returned, I could sense his proximity through small movements in my heart, like a faint whisper. But this time, it was different; my heart felt like it was shouting that he was here. And there was an urgency to the feeling that made me realize something was wrong.
"Mom, there's something wrong with me," my son's voice echoed through the forest. "Something's wrong with my heart. It hu
