Selena’s POV I woke up to the smell of strong medicine and clean soap yet again. The first thing that I did was reach back and I touched my mate mark. It was cold. The warm, humming energy that usually lived under my skin was gone. The invisible string that connected my soul to Theo’s soul was gone. "Theo" I screamed, sitting up so fast that the room started to spin. Tears poured down my cheeks and my chest heaved with loud sobs. The empty, dark hole in my chest was so painful that I couldn't even breathe. He was gone. My mate was gone. "Selena, Selena, look at me" A pair of strong arms wrapped tightly around my shaking shoulders. I blinked through my blurry tears. Noah was sitting on the edge of my hospital bed and he looked absolutely terrible. His eyes were red and swollen f

