Chapter 114. Bonus Chapter: pt. 11

My lycan was whimpering.

The sound grated on my nerves, a low, restless noise echoing at the back of my mind like a wounded animal that refused to quiet down. It wasn’t pain—Koen wasn’t hurt. It was something worse. Agitation. Need. Curiosity mixed with an urgency I had never felt from him before.

“Stop it,” I snapped internally, irritation sharpening my thoughts. “You’re annoying me.”

Let’s find her, he said, his voice rough but insistent.

I scoffed and shook my head, even though he couldn’t see the physical motion. “No.”

He didn’t let up. The whimpering returned, louder this time, clawing at my focus until it became impossible to ignore. I cursed under my breath, stood up abruptly, and grabbed my keys from the counter. The warmth of my apartment suddenly felt stifling, like it w