Camilla's pulse hammered in her ears as she watched Aiden, his body trembling with the force of his internal struggle. The soldiers around him scattered, instinctively sensing the danger of his unstable aura. But Camilla didn't move. She couldn't. She had seen the signs, the way his Alpha energy had been flaring up, but this was something more. His control was slipping, and if she didn't intervene, the storm inside him would consume them both.
“Aiden!" she shouted, her voice rising above the roar of gunfire. “You have to fight it! You can't let it take you!"
He staggered toward her, his movements jerky, his silver eyes flashing dangerously. His breath came in ragged gasps, and his body crackled with an intensity that made the air feel thick and oppressive.
“I can't… I'm losing control…"
