Chapter 48

Lucien

I can still hear the ticking clock inside my head. It sounds like a death toll.

Mate.

That word shouldn’t be real. Not between me and Iris. Not here. Not now.

But it is and I can’t deny feeling the bond. It’s as if a physical thread has been sewn through my chest, tugging tight so that not touching her is becoming painful. My emotions are all over the place. Like shit, I haven’t felt anythi