Chapter 237

Rion's POV 

It was a gut-wrenching feeling, like my soul was being yanked out of my body. Her fear hit me like a tidal wave, crashing over me, filling me with a dread so intense it left me breathless. 

Before Erik could even speak, I was already running for the car, desperate to reach her. My heart was pounding in my chest, my mind racing with a thousand thoughts, all centered on getting to her, protecting her. But then, just as suddenly, it stopped. The bond went silent, like a radio switching off. There were no more feelings, no more words, no warmth. Just… nothing.

I drove as fast as I could, following the last trace of our bond, my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. But when I got to the market, she was gone. Completely gone. I called her name, my voice hoarse with desperation, but there was no answer. The market was empty, eerily quiet, as if it too had been swallowed by the darkness that now filled my he