Kael knew before she saw her, the bond didn’t whisper, it didn’t stir gently like a memory, it had struck violently and unforgivingly. The forest around him fell silent as he stepped into the clearing. His warriors lingered behind him, tense and uncertain, but Kael barely registered them because she was here, standing beneath the moonlight like something craved from it.
His chest tightened sharply, and his wolf surged forward, claws scraping against the control. Mate. The words slammed into him with brutal certainty, and Kael froze “NO, that wasn’t possible”, even though he had felt the bond before, years ago, with Lyra. However, he felt it again; this time, he wanted to dismiss it, to bury it and turn away from it. But he knew this was different, this was undeniable, stronger than instin
