The air inside the master bedroom grew suffocatingly heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and the terrifying, violent energy bleeding directly through the mate bond. On the floor, Clara pressed her palm against her throbbing silver mark. The agonizing burn had subsided into a fierce, rhythmic heat, but her mind was completely flooded by Ethan’s consciousness. Through his eyes, she felt the terrifying sensation of tearing through the Blackwood Forest at impossible speeds, claws shredding the damp earth, driven by a singular, primal directive: Protect. Kill. Mine.
Victoria stood frozen near the center of the room, her elegant demeanor completely shattered. Her icy blue eyes darted anxiously toward the locked mahogany doors. The distant, apocalyptic howl of their Alpha was still echoing thro
