★ RYKER I jogged back to the field, my body searing, humming with a kind of pain and feeling I couldn't explain. Was it the way we were close or something else? At first, as I left her side, my eyes blurred, and my step weakened as I glanced around, hoping no one had caught me. I rested my back against one of the walls of the building, taking in air and exhaling in a deep, sharp breath. My inside burned as desire cussed through me like an electric wave. My hands tightened against my knee until my knuckles turned white. After a while, I was able to reach the field, but I couldn't focus; I couldn't even think straight. My mind kept drifting back to my room. Someone was waiting. My mate was waiting, and every single cell in me was moving like a volcano. Even Karl wasn't left out. He kept jumping and tossing. “Karl, what's happening?” I whispered. *It's you. Ignoring the bond for too long is the cause* “Shit!” I mumbled, placing my hand beneath my chin, pretending to act like I d
 Last Updated : 2025-10-28
Last Updated : 2025-10-28