Camille's POV
"Impossible!" My voice instantly shot up a few notches.
"I've stressed this to Roxanne a million times. She's been taking care of Rowan for years; there's no way she'd make such a rookie mistake."
Lucian rubbed his temples impatiently. "Maybe Rowan lost it himself?"
A sharp pang shot from deep within the mating bond. It was no longer a tight connection—just an occasional dull ache, a bitter reminder of the tie we used to share.
It was always like this. Whenever I tried to get to the bottom of things, he just brushed me off with some ridiculous excuse.
"I've reminded Rowan over and over that this is his life-saving medicine. He can't forget it, and he definitely can't throw it away... whatever, I'll just ask him when he wakes up."
Thinking back on how strained my relati
