Chapter 245. Aether Sanctum

Valen’s POV

Eighty-four hours.

Three and a half days.

It’s been that long since I’ve been home and without my precious Luna. Precious time was being wasted when I should have been able to go after her. That knowledge and helplessness weighed heavy on my chest, obstructing every labored inhale.

Detached from everything, I wallowed in heart-shattering misery.

With a deep scowl, I ran my thumb over the inscriptions of the golden bracelet as my mind worked overtime. My brain felt like it was on a treadmill, unable to stop.

At this point, my eyes were hooded and void and my brain wasn't far from becoming the same. Frazzled and throbbing.

“You’re the reason she disappeared.” Zeus snarled in my head, castigating me for putting Vaheed over our mate. He rambled, “If we weren’t away, we would have been here to stop her. I told you to leave him alone, but no, you had to go and bring him back. Are you trying to make us mateless?”