CHAPTER 65

  My stomach twisted into that of discomfort, of disgust at not being there for her at the beginning.

  Conner grabbed Cindy forcefully and ran out of the house, Alexander, and Valentin not far behind him. We were all operating on automatic, and Caspian's influence, while still driving me towards my mate, had otherwise disappeared. He, just as we had promised, had left to contact Raleigh's being, just as I hoped.

  The void in my head was unusual. I had been so used to Caspian taking up the space my brain didn't. It was as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders—er—head. Admittedly, I kind of missed his large presence in my head, but I had no time to dwell on that. Hunger for love, for physical contact, for sex was consuming me.

  I knew Raleigh knew of my presence when she caught my eye, her multi-colored orb held captive by my dark irises. I felt myself begin to tremble, and I hesitantly reached my hand out, gripping her arm.