Drew’s POV
Present
In a moment when the world felt as if it had stilled--as if nothing was going on around but the very turning of air in our lungs. It’s as if you’re pulled from reality and plunged into a realm of total nothingness. But soon, actuality comes back like a flood and knocks the breath completely from your body.
That is exactly what happened to me when I watched my mate fall to the ground--her neck twisted unusually in a position that would deem her no survival. For a minute, I was still. I tried to register as my ear rang and my forehead got sweaty. I waited for her to move, but she remained there--lying on the cold concrete. Dead.
I reached out for her in our bond until my mind felt like it was exploding. The block was nothing like what I was used to when she closed the
