LUCIAN
The bedframe rattles under Leah’s weight as her body arches violently, her back bowing, and her lips parting in a silent scream. I have seen warriors on the battlefield bleed out, crushed under steel and claw, but nothing compares to this. My mate isn’t fighting an enemy outside, she’s being torn apart from within.
“Leah!” I pin her wrists against the mattress, desperate to keep her still, but her strength isn’t natural anymore. A surge of power bursts out of her skin, throwing me back so hard my shoulder slams into the stone wall. The air itself seems alive, trembling as silver light flickers across her veins.
Her skin glows like fire under ice, each pulse sharp enough to burn my eyes.
The bond flares hot inside me, almost unbearable, and all I can feel is her pain. A tearin
