Maya woke up with a start, a sharp, searing pain in her chest that felt like fire spreading through her veins. It was so intense that she nearly retched. Her body convulsed, and she clutched her chest, gasping for air as she curled into herself. The pain eventually subsided, but she was left trembling, drenched in sweat, and completely drained.
Tears filled her eyes as the realization struck her…this wasn’t just any pain. It was the bond. The mate bond as she felt betrayal. Tay was with someone else, touching someone else. This was his warning, a payback, a cruel reminder of the bond that tied them together despite everything.
Curling into a ball on her bed, she tried to make sense of the storm of emotions swirling within her. Seeing Tay in the Dream Land had been disorienting enough: h
