Chapter 178: The Assault

Raven glanced up, startled, a soft smile curving her lips. “You can’t leave your lifemate, Caitlin. He knows what you’re thinking, and he can always find you, no matter where you are. Besides, being away from him would never feel right. It’s not just emotional; it’s physical and mental. If you tried to leave Zen, what you’re feeling now wouldn’t go away—it would only get worse. You have to learn to live with him.” “I know,” Caitlin replied, her voice trembling. “I don’t actually want to leave him.” The weight of her emotions pressed against her chest, threatening to spill over as tears welled in her eyes. Something dark, a malevolent force, lingered on the edge of her awareness, growing stronger with each passing moment, yet she couldn't explain it. She wanted Zen near, craved the safety of his presence, but the world she now lived in was terrifying and foreign. She was drowning in it, lost and completely out of her element. Raven, misunderstanding the distress in her friend’s eyes,