Eden's POV

　　As the village heads and I huddled over the map, marking the safest routes and potential locations of the high Alpha, a sharp ache tugged at my heart. Desire surging through my veins. The weight of Elissa's absence pressed upon me, a constant reminder of the distance that separated us.

　　Even as I focused on the task at hand, I couldn't shake the sensation of running to her off, like a thread that had been abruptly severed my desires we're suddenly ...