Kael.
I woke before dawn with my wolf clawing at my insides, pacing restlessly like he was trying to warn me of danger I couldn't see. My eyes snapped open in the darkness, my body already tense, already preparing for a threat I couldn't name.
The bond.
It felt... muted, like something was blocking it, smothering the usual warm pulse that told me Elysia was safe, that she was near.
I threw off the covers and reached for her side of the bed. It was cold and empty without her scent clinging on the bed.
My heart stuttered, before I could process why her bed was cold and empty. Someone pounded on my door so hard I thought they'd break through the wood.
I was across the room in seconds, yanking the door open to find one of my guards shaking, his eyes wide with fear.
"What?" I questione
