Sumy’s POV
After checking on the kids, I returned to my room, I changed into my nightgown and lay on the bed, but sleep refused to come. My whole body ached — not just from exhaustion, from something clawing inside me. I tossed and turned until the bedsheet tangled around my legs.
The room was too silent, too suffocating. I grabbed my phone from the bedside drawer, the screen light burning my tired eyes. I dialed Ethan’s number again, pressing it against my ear.
Switched off again.
My throat tightened. I typed a message instead, fingers trembling against the keypad.
“Ethan, please come back. It’s really affecting me. The bond… it’s affecting me, I can’t hold it anymore. Come and mark me or please send your location. Let me come there for you to mark me… so that Hannah will not interr
