Emily's pov
As we left behind the life I had known, I couldn't help but look back one last time.
In the distance, the moon illuminated the territory where I had grown up, where I had fallen in love with my best friend.
I said a silent goodbye to the life I was leaving behind, hoping that someday, somehow, fate would bring me back to Bryson.
" It will get easier Emily."
I don't think it ever will.
This wasn't just a mate bond to me. This was a love that bloomed without needing one.
This was a love that would only come once in a lifetime.
A love, I was leaving behind....
" Your father just mind linked me that Bryson is frantic and even Brent can't control him," Mom whispered sadly as she stepped on the gas.
" Which one?" I whispered, looking out the window to stare at the en
