Chapter 96

Tristan POV

The void where I should have been able to feel Athena through our mate bond suddenly felt like it was consuming me from the inside out. It was like having a gaping hole in my chest where my heart should be, and the emptiness was driving me insane.

I couldn't breathe. Couldn't think. Couldn't do anything except feel the crushing weight of my own failure.

"Tristan," Orion said carefully, taking a step toward me. "We need to stay calm."

Calm? How could I stay ...