Aaron POV
It has been three days of planning for our next attack.
My men are gathered around the strategy table, discussing patrol routes and supply lines but I can barely focus on their words. The ache in my chest has become unbearable.
It's a gnawing pain that sharpens with every hour that passes.
Three days since Sera and I had that conversation. Three days of pretending I can function normally when every instinct is screaming at me to find her.
"Alpha?" My beta,Jaxon,is staring at me expectantly. "What do you think about the eastern route?" He asks.
I blink, realizing I haven't heard a word he said earlier.
"Run it by me again."
Jaxon exchanges glances with the others. I know that they've noticed.
I've been distracted, irritable and making mistakes in training. The mate bo
