Damian's P.O.V. The battlefield had erupted into chaos, but everything seemed to slow when Kiera stepped into the clearing. Her presence alone shifted the balance—her energy crackling like lightning, making the air hum with something primal and unrelenting. I’d seen Kiera strong before, but this… this was something else entirely. Lila staggered under the weight of Kiera’s power. Her once-confident smirk was gone, replaced by pure, unfiltered fear. She tried to rise, to summon her creatures for aid, but Kiera’s force pressed her down until she was splayed out like a broken doll, her strength bleeding away into the earth. Around us, the creatures faltered, their movements slower, clumsier. Without Lila’s command, they were weak, uncoordinated. My pack took advantage, their howls of trium

