*Sterling's POV* I could feel my heart being crushed from the inside of my body. I wanted to scream and curse the Moon Goddess above for giving me my mate and then cruelly snatching him away from me, we didn't even get to mark each other that was meant to happen tonight after the pack run. Jasper's head was now laying in my lap as I ran my fingers through his matted chestnut locks. My dad had come over to stand by my side and comfort me, well at least he tried. Cam was mind linking someone, likely checking on the young, females and elderly that had taken cover within the packhouse when the attack started. Like any good Beta, he was caring for the pack when I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was crushed, it felt like my heart was being shattered into a million pieces, the mate bond was