Mason- The hours had stretched on endlessly—nearly twenty-four f*****g hours—and still, I couldn’t find her. My mate, my Skye. The bond that had always been a source of strength was now a constant, agonising reminder of her absence, gnawing away at my sanity. The longer she was missing, the more my worry twisted into something darker, something that threatened to consume me whole. All I could picture was the worst, as my hopes slowly slipped away. My wolf was restless, pacing in the back of my mind, its growls of frustration echoing in my thoughts. My beast was no better, clawing at the edges of my control and demanding that I tear apart the world until I found her. I was barely holding it together; the need to protect her burning like a wildfire in my chest. I mindlinked my warriors

