Rowan
I'm not above admitting I clutched my phone tightly throughout the entire night. I could feel Liz's restlessness through our growing bond despite the distance between us. Distance that I had created myself. And I hated myself all the more for it.
My room was silent and empty. As was my bed. The sheets beside me had gone cold, slowly losing the scent I was starting to become frighteningly accustomed to over the last few days. A scent I already craved more than sleep itself.
I frowned when my phone stayed dark without a single notification. I had gotten the phone for Liz before everything went to hell. I had planned on giving it to her before all of this, but somewhere between discovering my mate, nearly losing her, and trying to keep her alive, something as simple as a gift had s
