Panic surged through me like wildfire, igniting every nerve, drowning out the beeps of the monitors and the dull throb in my ribs. Naomi, gone? Lucy's confession hit harder than the car that had slammed into me earlier, twisting the bond in my chest into a painful knot. She'd told my mate to leave forever?
My fated omega, out there alone, carrying the weight of secrets and guilt that weren't hers to bear? Visions flashed: her green eyes filled with tears, running like she had at the beginning, when the bond first snapped and scared her senseless. But now, with Grandpa's threats exposed, his admission to tampering with brakes, poisoning attempts, she was in real danger. Darius lurking in the shadows, pack enforcers potentially on Grandpa's orders... gods, if anything happened to her, I
