THE SHADOWS OF HER BLOODLINE
The pack was silent. Too silent. Even the wind seemed to hold its breath.
Nara’s chest heaved as she knelt beside Kael, whose body still quivered under the lingering effects of the Voidspawn attack. His shadowed form, twisted and unstable, sprawled across the clearing. The darkness radiating from him felt alive, almost sentient, and every flicker of it made Nara’s stomach twist.
She pressed a trembling hand to his chest. “Kael… please, stay with me,” she whispered, her voice catching. The bond between them throbbed painfully—stronger, sharper, pulling at her in a way that made her entire body ache. The power that had surged from her in the battle yesterday was still lingering, wild and unfamiliar, like a caged storm threatening to break free.
He stirred sli
