LILITH'S POV

I couldn't breathe, couldn't think—I couldn't do anything but struggle with Kayden's iron grip.

"Let me go!" The sob came out painful and desperate. "He's dying! I can feel him dying!"

I could feel Reed drifting away through the mate bond, that valuable thing that had been my lifeline, my anchor, my everything.

The connection was like a candle in a hurricane, and it was becoming weaker and weaker with each passing second.

The pain spread out through my chest where it ...