First came the sudden vision increase. Then the intense hearing. The burning was painful and drowned out the noise overload. A bit later the burning changed to lava flowing through their veins, a river of poison traversing and mixing together, trying to find a balance. The poisons fought for dominance, then separated. One part moved to the teeth and nails. The other part stayed in the blood. The final step caused Madison and her alpha mates the most intense pain, putting the previous events to shame. A flood of noises and images bombarded their brains-a cascade of torture that continued for hours. At last the torrential noise and flashes of other’s lives began to decrease. The flames of the phoenix once again burst beneath their skin. Andy woke up, little Clay calmly sleeping in his ar

