#Chapter 402 – Moon Valley Problems

J-jacks? Ariel’s voice whispers, desperate and unbelieving. Are you real? Am I imagining you? A sob breaks from Jackson’s throat as he falls to his knees. Ari, he says to her, his mental voice shaking, I’m coming – Baby, she says, the word short and scared. Sweetheart, don’t – they’ll kill you – I’ll fucking kill them! He shouts back. Ridiculously – absurdly – wonderfully – she laughs. Jackson groans when he hears it, even just in his mind, his hand shaking as he raises it to cover his eyes. Don’t, Ari says again. Please – baby, I love you so much – just…stay close, okay? It’s too dangerous right now. I don’t know what’s happening and we need a plan. We need – But suddenly her words cut off. Jackson groans as he feels the protective magic slamming down over the castle, knowing that it’s gone. And he – he didn’t even tell her that he loved her – which he does, of course he does, so much – But she knows, right? She knows, his wolf murmurs, pressing himself against