Adrian's POV
"Jasper's been tailing Luna Storm." Derek's report came through the mind-link, his tone carefully neutral.
I closed my eyes against the spike of rage and anguish that information triggered. My throat worked, trying to form words around the obstruction lodged there.
When I finally spoke, my voice came out hoarse and broken. "She's not Luna Storm anymore."
Not my Luna Storm. Not my mate. Not mine to protect or worry about or—
*Stop,* Raze snarled. *You're torturing us both.*
Derek's emotion bled through the link despite his attempts at professionalism. "Alpha, why won't you just tell her? She'd understand! Anyone would understand what you're going through—"
"I'll say this one final time." I let Alpha command edge my words, sharp as a blade. "If anyone reve
