(Aria)
I'm in my room at the safe house when the pack bond breaks again.
Another death. The snap is sharp. Different from the others.
This one feels bigger. More important. Like losing something fundamental to the pack itself.
And I know who it is. The Luna bond shows me.
Thorne.
I gasp. Put my hand on the wall to steady myself. The baby kicks hard in response to my distress.
"No," I whisper. "Not Thorne."
Ember speaks immediately. 'He's gone. I felt it too.'
'How? Why? What happened?'
'I don't know. But the pack feels weaker now. Like we lost something we can't replace.'
I walk to the door. Open it. Hear crying down the hall. Multiple voices. Pack members reacting to the loss.
Then I hear screams. Multiple screams. Raw. Broken.
Kara's voice. But also others. More mates feelin
