Charlie:
The pain is excruciating. I can barely breathe through it. It feels as if my soul is being ripped completely out of my chest. The pain is doubled from the echo of it through my matebond with Zak. I try to scream but can't. I barely feel the ground as my body falls. I can't even catch myself. I land on my knees and crumple to my side.
Mom and Dad run to my side, screaming at me to breathe. But I don't want to. I just want to die.
The only thing keeping me tied to this world is Zak. I have to make sure that he's ok. I can feel his despair and pain through the bond. I have to make sure that he is safe.
Suddenly, my throat opens and air sears through my lungs.
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Zak:
It's as if a hot poker has been pushed into my heart. The pain blazes through me, seeming to stop my entire body from functioning. I collapse to the ground, unable to withstand my pain and the echoing pain from Charlie. My body is on fire as part of my soul is ripped from me. I can't think. I can't speak. I can't breathe. All I can do is feel. Feel the rejection of the one man I have ever been in love with.
My wolf howls in my head, screaming his agony and loneliness. Our mate rejected us.
Charlie!
I have to make sure that she is ok. I force myself to my knees. I look around my parents who are gathered around me and see her. Charlie's head is in her mother's lap and she is gasping for air, her parents by her side. Her father gives me a nod when he sees me looking. She's ok.
Suddenly the doors to the dining room slam shut. I turn to see that Brandon is gone, his father kneeling where he had fallen and staring at the door that I assume he left through.
Devin gets up from the floor beside Brandon's dad and chases after Brandon. He calls over his shoulder, "I'll go talk to him."