The tattoo

The moment I got a hint of my mate's whereabouts, I left for the Maple Forest.

Albanus' panicked and worried voice rang in my mind like a broken record.

I could feel my throat burn and chest tighten just thinking about why Albanus would be worried about my Mate.

Yes, I am thankful that he hinted at her location but something deep down was gnawing my heart. It felt like I had a thousand ants crawling in my heart.

The feeling was not foreign to me but it was unpleasant.

'Now is not the time to be jealous, human! Our mate and pup are in danger!" My beast grumbled.

Although dissatisfied, I knew that he was right.

I should not be feeling jealous at this point, Maya's life and our children's were in the line and I could not afford to slack off or who knows what that witch would do to them.

I had mindlinked all my top tier warriors to head to the maple forest to look for my mate.

Leo, Naver and Samantha were behind me as we raced deep into the woods.

We were in our beast form which enabled u