Chapter 18

• He wanted to punch something. He didn’t need to see her to know how much pain she was in. Everything she knew had changed in the last few days. When Cooper had brought her back she had looked like she was in shock. As he was slowly getting up, it dawned on him that the frustration and anger wasn’t even stirring his cat. Normally his cat reacted as soon as he saw her, hell, even thought about her. The fact that it was so quiet had Gage even more distressed. For years he’d been told about how connected mates were, but he thought they’d at least have to be mated for this to happen… What is going on? For the last several years he could always feel the animal inside and now it was nothing but an eerie stillness. Pacing across the yard, he kept an eye on the treeline, hoping Jake or Cooper came back soon. For once, it was frustration that had him needing to run.
• When his phone rang, he dropped it trying to see who was calling. Cursing, he picked it up to see it wasn’t Kelsey, but Devin. Exhaling, he answered it, “Devin.”
• “Gage. Have you heard from Calum?”