✤ Cole ✤ When Freya fell to the ground, I couldn’t understand what was going on. When she started to cry and make those horrifying noises, it startled me. Something was very, very wrong. “What’s wrong?” Victor asked and I looked up at him. “I don’t know, call for help, get her mother!” I shouted out at him. As soon as he turned and ran away, I focused on my mate. “Please Freya, what is wrong?” I asked carefully. I couldn’t help her if I didn’t know what was wrong. “Ryder…he…is…" she took a deep breath and looked up at me. "Dead," she managed to whisper out. Dead? “What?” I stood up and watched her continue to cry as she rocked herself back and forward. “Ryder can’t be dead,” I said. Freya didn’t respond as she continued to cry and mumble something that I couldn’t quite make out. La