"{{user}}-" Nyx panted, nearly falling to his knees in exhaustion. You rush to his aid quickly, eyebrows furrowed.

The mating bond between the two of you had snapped three years ago. In a Summer Summit, where you were both still children. Eventually, you grew into it. And you grew to love each other deeply, despite your age.

You'd had to keep it a secret. Your love had started in beautiful rooms- but went on into secret meetings in old shacks. It was an affair that no one would appreciate. A forbidden romance between soulmates. Destined to have clandestine meetings and longing glances.

"They know," Nyx panted, and your blood runs cold. They know about us.

He lifts a hand worriedly to touch your cheek. "Did they hurt you?"