STEPHEN TRUDGED THROUGH his daily chores like an exhausted kid on a dairy farm. His legs ached, his arms stung. He could barely stay awake during the day, yet a decent sleep was stolen from him as he was haunted by weird dreams through the night.
Brad had been gone four days.
Four days!
He rolled his eyes at his pathetic self as he trudged up to the Hall and opened the door.
He’d never hurt like this. Not with his first shift, not after the battle that earned him Beta status. Not. Ever.
And it seemed utterly ridiculous that all these feelings were because his mate was in another state.
Brad and he hadn’t severed their connection. The lone wolf had just gone wandering again.
Why did that hurt so much?
He knew the answer, of course. They were meant to be together, and no matter how h
