FREYA POV The closer we got the more I could sense my kids. I tried to link Jessi, when she didn’t answer I tried to link my mother. No answer from either of them. Knowing mate bonds are stronger than any other bond out there, I asked my dad and Levi to keep trying to l ink them. We moved slowly, all of us shifted now. The bears were surrounding us. The good thing for us is that bane won’t impact them the way it does us. The only issue they’ll have is with the actual arrow damage. I told my dad to shield the bears, I’ll shield my pack. There’s no such thing as an even fight when my children are involved. Before I knew there was anyone else around us, I took an arrow to the arm. Rage tore through me. I felt the bane, but I couldn’t allow myself to weaken. I popped the shield, dad doing t

