#Chapter 94: Love Bite

Darren I glanced over my shoulder, grinning as I carved a path down the slope. “You keeping up back there?” But the answer never came. My smile faltered. Aria wasn’t there. I turned my skis sideways, snow spraying up in a flurry as I came to a stop. My breath fogged in the cold air as I looked back the way I had come, searching for any sign of her. The forest was still, the slope I’d left behind empty and pristine. “Aria?” I called out, my voice echoing through the trees. Nothing. A low growl suddenly rumbled in my mind: my wolf. “Something’s wrong.” I swallowed hard, trying to fight the uneasy feeling slithering up my spine. It was faint, but I could feel it—a pull, a tug along the mate bond, like something had disrupted it. Like she was in trouble. “Aria!” I called, louder this time. Had she fallen and gotten hurt? I turned my skis and pushed back up the trail, retracing my path as quickly as I could. The silence felt heavie