Mirellie
The distance between us still somehow felt too small.
The mating bond remained disturbingly active too. Not emotional like before. There was no anger or panic passing through it now. Just restless warmth flickering faintly beneath my skin every few minutes before fading again. My pulse refused to settle properly no matter how hard I tried to calm myself.
I hated this. I hated that my body still reacted to him even after everything.
Outside, the storm worsened steadily. Rain hammered harder against the roads until visibility began fading beneath sheets of water. The windshield wipers moved furiously back and forth, but even that barely seemed enough now.
The driver cursed quietly beneath his breath. “Roads are flooding faster than expected.”
“We’ll have to find a lodge,” the
