Chapter 11: A Journey of Rediscovery

(POV: Nicollas)

"We have to go back!" Ryan exclaims, agitated.

"Calm down, Ryan. We just left home." I try to calm him down. "Don't forget that tonight, a surprise awaits us." I smile, wondering what my she-wolf is up to.

"We have to go back. We can't feel her presence!" he says, even more agitated.

Damn it! I don't reply because he's right. I can't feel our mate, and that's not normal. Now that we are fully bonded, we should be able to feel each other all the time. Whatever one feels, the other should feel too, from anger to boredom, from pleasure to pain. We should be able to communicate through thoughts even when we're apart, but I can't. It feels like something is blocking us, and it's making me very frustrated. I try to sense where my mate is, but once again, I can't.

Despair, that's what I'm feeling, along with anger because I don't know what's happening. I'm worried, unsure if she's okay or not, and it's making me even more irritated.

"Why can't I sense her? Why?" I grip the st