Lord Kieran left his mate's chambers as he tried to rein in his raging emotions that were threatening to burst upon seeing her finally regaining her consciousness. He was in the middle of a battle when Phantom suddenly disappeared and the emotions that didn't belong to him washed through him.
Fear, panic and despair. The demon lord hadn't felt any of this for a long time and he knew right then that it belonged to his mortal mate whom he had in the safety of his castle. What could have possibly happened to make Iris feel like this?
Was Aisgarth under attack? He wondered, but he had left enough Frost Guards to make sure that the castle wouldn't be invaded, and Iris should be safe as long as she stayed there.
