Chapter 39
“Stay away. Stay safe.” I spoke before I’d fully woken, a dream of Sakurako stealing my tether and using Gunner as a blood slave sending me fumbling for the light. Only after I stared down at my stomach and easily picked out my mate bond did I relax my muscles. Two of the human males’ tethers had sloughed off during the intervening hours, but Gunner’s had burrowed deeper down into my flesh and stuck.
Being able to physically see a connection that pulsed beneath the skin of my belly should have been disconcerting. But, instead, I stroked the tether gently while straining—and failing—to feel the werewolf on the other end of the line.
Nothing.
Closing my eyes, I reminded myself that Gunner was there even if I couldn’t communicate with him. Still, he was also at risk due to my p
