LUCA
“Aria.”
Her name tore out of my chest the second the thought hit me.
Whoever sent that message knew about her. They said your lady. They did not guess. They knew. Panic flooded me so fast that it stole the air from my lungs. I spun around and ran for my car, my heart hammering so hard it hurt.
I could not feel her anymore.
The bond was silent.
That terrified me more than the voice in the wind ever could.
I jumped into the driver’s seat and slammed the door shut. My hands shook as I gripped the steering wheel, blood from my knuckles smearing the leather. I did not even register the pain. All I could think about was Aria. I stepped on the accelerator, and the car shot forward, tearing out of the forest like something was chasing me.
Or like I was chasing something worse.
Every
