Shattered Bond

POV: Cassia

The final syllable of his rejection left his mouth, and the world stopped spinning. A phantom blade cleaved right through the center of my chest, slicing through bone and spirit. The sacred mate bond anchoring our souls snapped. The recoil ripped the air from my lungs and sent a shockwave of white-hot agony racing down my veins. I collapsed to the hardwood floor, my knees slamming aga