Chapter 49
Light slammed into me like a physical blow. I gasped, clawing at the floor as my senses screamed at me, wolf and human fighting for dominance. My vision flickered, shadows dancing across the walls, twisting into shapes that shouldn’t exist. The glowing object was gone—or maybe it was still in my mind, burning like a brand I couldn’t shake. “Tessa!” Dastien’s voice cut through the chaos, golden aura spilling into my vision like sunlight piercing a storm. He knelt beside me, hands glowing faintly as if trying to anchor me back to reality. My wolf snarled at him, but even as I snapped, my heart pounded with relief. He was alive. He was here. “What… what happened?” I croaked, throat raw, muscles trembling. “You got hit with a surge,” Dastien said, voice low, controlled but tight. “A pre-att
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