Chapter 12Conri blinked awake and instantly sensed something was wrong—more wrong than the last few days. He reached out only to find the narrow bed empty. With a snarl, he rolled to his feet. That little s**t! Nick had walked away from him. A growl rose in his throat and claws formed where his fingers had been. He was king. He was in control. Taking a shuddering breath, he tried to suppress the worst of his anger while ignoring the betrayal soaring in his heart. Nick had left him. His mate had left him. He took another breath as the sound of running water reached him. He was at the bathroom door before he had time to think. Kicking it open, he rushed in to be met by blue sparks and a terrible pain in his chest. “Get out.” Nick was standing in the shower. His hair and body were cover

