The Mother's Trap

Valerion's POV

I woke up with a massive, splitting headache that felt like a rusty blade wedged right between my eyes. I gritted my teeth, gripping the edges of my mattress. My wolf, Valen, was pacing relentlessly inside my mind, his claws tearing up our mental landscape. He had been doing this all night, a petty and painful punishment for what happened yesterday. He knew his restless agitation w