The moment Askel was gone, Zariah felt a sharp pang in her heart, it crept up on her so swiftly that Zariah could not have prepared for it.
The mate bond pulsed painfully, it had always been easier for Zariah to ignore it since the loss of her wolf made her sensitivity to her supernatural side dim compared to any normal wolf shifter.
She had been given an easy path so far compared to Askel, Zariah knew this.
But Zariah guessed wolf or no wolf, the mate bond still developed steadily and it was only in times like this she got a real sense of how far developed it had become... and it was frightening.
Zariah's heart clenched up and did not seem like it would ease up at all, her breaths came out faster and her stomach was cramped.
Zariah's hand shot up to clutch her chest, a quiet gasp escaped her and she sat up sharply, the sudden movement affected her wounds and Zariah hissed lowly.
