Gavin's POV
It started the moment she tried again, and this time there was no mistaking it for a passing trace or something easy to dismiss. Gavin felt it settle into place with enough clarity to stop him mid-step, his body going still as his attention locked onto something far more important than anything around him. The training grounds didn't disappear, but they lost relevance instantly, the clash of steel and movement fading beneath something sharper that demanded his full focus.
It wasn't Selene.
What he felt was her wolf.
Not stable, but present in a way it had never been before. He didn't feel her reaching blindly or reacting out of confusion. He felt the exact moment her wolf tried to answer her and failed to hold its shape.
His breathing slowed as he leaned into i
