593 A Moment Too Late

Alice had taken a suppressant. Axel had felt their connection locked away behind the wall of the drug. The warmth he always felt passing through their bond had suddenly gone cold. The subtle scent of chocolate in the air around him faded.

While he was relieved to know that Alice would no longer feel the pain he was experiencing, another part of him was in a blind panic.

Desperate to feel their connection, to know that it was not gone forever. Haunted by the memories of all the times he had felt alone in a crowd of people that loved him, of the nights he had stared into the darkness as though there was someone inside of it waiting for him.

Time slowed as the monstrous jaws that were moving toward him widened.

Axel snarled as he looked up at the twisted teeth of the monster.

This was one of the reasons he wasn’t with her, the reason she had to suppress their bond.

His hands shot up. One grabbed the upper jaw, and the other grabbed the lower.