Lyra’s POV
I could feel the tension coiling inside me, each muscle ready to spring. But Tera’s voice cut through the building fury, low and insistent.
“Lyra, don’t. We’re outnumbered. Be smart about this.”
Ignoring her wasn’t easy. But I knew that Tera was right. I couldn't take all of them at once, but I couldn't let them slip away….
“They’re in our home, Tera,” I thought back. “And they killed Rhyker’s beta. I’m not letting them slip back into the dark like nothing happened.”
Tera growled, “You’re not thinking clearly. I’m not letting you get yourself killed.”
Before I could protest, I felt her power surge through me, wrestling my control away in a fierce, unyielding grip.
My human instincts clashed with her wild ones, and in a single heartbeat, I shifted. The transformation was
