The battlefield was chaos.
Smoke and dust hung thick in the air, mingling with the metallic scent of blood. Wolves circled, growling, snapping, eyes glowing with fury and fear. My senses were on fire every movement, every heartbeat, every drop of adrenaline pulsing around me felt amplified.
I clutched my chest, trying to steady my racing heartbeat. My powers… they were alive now, surging, responding to the chaos, to Theodore, to something inside me I still didn’t fully understand.
“Theodore…” I whispered.
He was everywhere at once, moving through the fray like a shadow made flesh. Golden eyes locked on the enemy, commanding, powerful, terrifying. I felt it again the pull, the warmth, the… connection. My chest ached with it, a mix of fear and something else I couldn’t name.
“Kiara, sta
