Instincts
Ari's POV
It was the well-awakened longing of a bond, stinging and piercing, as though it were newly awakened to life after years of slumber. My heart sank like a sore ache, and a moment to live in terror, my illusion passed.
“Don’t,” I whispered to myself. “Not now.”
The market noise continued--barking of the dogs, people shouting, guards giving orders-- but on top of all that, I heard him standing in one place. Confused. Alert. Hunting.
I slipped around two traders who were haggling over dried meat and dodged through a crowd of ladies with their baskets. My heart was even loud enough that I did not know whether he could hear it or not.
Then I heard his voice, and he was behind me.
“Wait.”
My legs almost gave.
I forced myself not to react. Not to turn. N
