I woke up embracing an unfamiliar feeling of emptiness. Only a faint smell of my mate is present in the house. He didn't come home last night. And there's a void inside of me that screams for my mate, for Aiden.

My chest is heaving. Im starting to feel the need of seeing him and holding him. I want to wrap myself around him. This must be the second wave of the mate bond. Even if I don't want to feel this way, I can't control it.

My anxiety towards the danger I may or may not be in, crept to me. Should I lock myself in his house until...