Caleb was tired.
Everything ached his skin, his lungs, his eyes. His whole body felt as though it were burning.
Desperate gasps for air, whimpers of pain.
His heartbeat was pounding like a drum in his ears.
Sweat covered him.
He dropped to his knees unable to keep standing, the chains burning away at his wrists and ankles. He gritted his teeth through the pain and closed his blurry eyes.
Her scent hit him suddenly; her heartbeat joined with his in the echoing chambers of his ears.
He felt her close to him in a way he had never experienced. A shockwave of pain and pleasure ripped through him, the sensation so strong it forced a howl from the deepest parts of him.
His mouth salivated at the thought of her. His breathing was more labored as his body responded to the natural impulses of the bond.
‘This is torture,’ he thought to himself.
Tears rolled down his face, a soft whimper escaped his lips.
