POV: Tristan
The air in the room was no longer just air; it was charged, vibrating with an ozone-scented pressure that made the hair on my arms stand up. Rena sat before me, her skin radiating a soft, lunar luminescence that made the candlelight seem dull and yellow. I had seen warriors shift, had seen Alphas radiate power, but this was different. This was primordial.
"Rena," I whispered, my voice sounding small in the presence of whatever had taken hold of her. "What did you see? Your scent... it’s changing."
She didn't answer with words. She reached out and took my hands, and the moment our skin touched, the room disappeared again.
I wasn't in a trance like her; I was being pulled into her wake. The bond between us, once a thin silver wire, expanded into a roaring river of light. I f
