KAI
The temperature plummeted as Angelo's fingers traced counter-spells across the glass. My breath hung like ghost-smoke in the air. Eron shivered once against Alexis's breast before radiating warmth that pushed back winter's invasive chill. Stardust clung to his golden curls, catching candlelight like trapped constellations, but those ancient mercury eyes fluttered closed as he focused on feeding. Just a baby with the universe's worst timing.
Grandma Chen emerged from the altar, the scent of sage and dragon's blood clinging to weathered hands as they painted protective symbols in the air. Jade-green light trailed from her fingertips—Chen family magic dating back to the first shapeshifters of the Ming Dynasty. Thunder settled beneath my skin at her approach, my wolf recognizing the anc
