I stood frozen in the aftermath, my hand still outstretched toward the spot where the earth had opened and devoured the vampires. My chest heaved with a mixture of fear, adrenaline, and something else—something darker. My powers had surged without warning, uncontrollable and overwhelming. I couldn’t help but stare at my hands, trembling with the energy that still buzzed beneath my skin.
Kieran, still in his wolf form, shifted back into a human, his breathing ragged from both the fight and what he’d just witnessed. He moved toward me cautiously, as though I were a storm on the verge of unleashing more destruction.
“Aylin,” he said softly, his voice filled with both awe and concern. “What just happened? Did you… do that?”
I nodded slowly, my throat dry, words failing me. The energy still
