Kaiden’s Point Of View
I was in my office, deep in thoughts when I felt something sharp in my chest. The moment the pain struck, it was like a blade piercing straight through my chest.
I staggered, clutching my shirt as my heart lurched violently, my breath coming out in short gasps. This pain, I knew it. I had felt it before.
This only meant one thing.
“Avery,” I whispered, my voice barely audible, yet filled with dread.
Inside me, Slade stirred restlessly.
‘Mate is in danger.’ His voice was a deep, guttural growl, filled with urgency. “Kaiden, quick. We need to get to her. Now.”
I didn’t need to be told twice. Everything else faded. The documents on my desk? Forgotten. The business meeting I was supposed to attend in an hour? Irrelevant. The entire world? It no longer mattered.
All that mattered was her.
With a speed I didn’t even know I possessed, I burst out of my office, ignoring the startled looks from my warriors as I tore through the hallway. I shifted the moment my boots hit t
