Aiden’s POV

Pain made me wake up before even the sun had risen. Initially, I thought it was one of my usual migraines, the kind that pressed behind my ears and lingered after too much liquor or stress. But this one was different. It was much stronger.Sharper.

Something shifted under my skin, and for one terrifying moment, I felt like my wolf had completely disappeared from our connection.

I turned to my side, pressing my hand against my temple. Out of instinct, immediate and unthinking, Rue, ...