Seclusion had taken those distractions away.
Now there was only time.
Time to imagine claws opening our throats.
Time to wonder what our mates would do if we never returned.
Time for Nolan to think about Elena giving birth without him.
The room had forced reality upon us, and our fear was beginning to outweigh the confidence we had carried inside.
“I understand,” Darius said quietly. “I lied to my mate too. I made love to Maya and left her with a promise that I would return. If I don’t survive this, she will never forgive me.”
His confession made my stomach twist.
I had done the same thing to Sienna.
I had held her, loved her and let her believe my desperation came from the thought of spending a few days apart. I had asked her to promise she would live without me, knowing I might
