RAYNE
The darkness wasn't empty. It was heavy, pressing against my skin like cold lead.
Every inch of my body throbbed with a rhythmic, pulsing fire that made me want to scream, but I had no voice.
"It’s the rejection, Rayne," my wolf whispered. She sounded distant, her voice echoing as if from the bottom of a well.
"The mate bond doesn't just snap. It tears. It bleeds."
Then why did you tell me to do it? I cried out into the void. If you knew it would hurt this much, why would you tell me to do it?
I collapsed into the nothingness, clutching my chest. But as I hit the ground, the darkness shattered.
A silver light began to bleed through the darkness, transforming into the shape of a woman.
She was breathtaking, clothed in starlight, her hair a river of liquid blue.
"The Moo
