Liam POV I follow her scent through the forest, walking slowly and quietly so as not to frighten her or disturb her. And then I see her, through a small clearing. She’s curled up against a fallen tree trunk on the floor. Her chest is heaving and her sobs are loud enough for me to almost feel them vibrate through my body. “Mate is hurt?” Theodore asks me, confused at her current state. I shake my head enough for him to sense me. “Not physically. But, I think emotionally. Yes. Mate is hurt.” He lets out a small whine in my head and I almost let out one of my own. Instead I quietly and slowly move through the clearing to get closer to her. The closer I get, the more my whole body aches, feeling her upset. “Aurelia?” I whisper as I take a seat next to her. Her whole body stiffens and her

