In the shift of the surroundings, I understood that I was entering yet another one of Kael’s memories... they were starting to follow each other more rapidly…
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The King sent me away at dawn. A simple errand, he’d said. Carry his words to neighboring packs. Make sure they were afraid. I went because I had no choice. Because half my power was still chained to his will.
The moment I returned to my tent, I felt that something was wrong. The bed was empty. The space where she’d been curled the night before was cold. Her scent gone. My heart slammed violently against my ribs, and panic surged so fast it made me dizzy.
“Veyra?”
No answer.
The bond snapped tight. Not a gentle pull, but raw, screaming terror that tore through my chest like claws. My wolf roared, rage and fear crashing toge
