He tried to tear the bond again, but she held it shut by sheer force of will. It could not be allowed. He should feel only relief that she was gone, there was nothing about her that should make him try to find her with this level of intensity. She ran until she was lost, until there was nothing around but stunted bushes and cliffs, snow and cold. He had been trying to wrest the bond from her control the entire time, his emotions reaching steadily for hers, trying to make any connection that ...