Chapter 135

• Mia's POV
• The convoy had left two hours ago. I had watched from my window as the warriors departed in the pre-dawn darkness, with Derulo at the front, and I felt the mate bond stretch with distance for the first time.
• It didn't hurt, not exactly. It was just... awareness. Like a thread pulled taut but not breaking. I was probably being reminded that he was moving further away, and heading toward danger I couldn't prevent or mitigate.