The world around her felt different.
The wind that once whispered secrets now sighed with recognition. The earth beneath her feet wasn’t just solid ground it was alive, humming with an energy that pulsed in rhythm with her own heartbeat.
Lyla knew.
She wasn’t the same.
The Trial of Shadows had taken something from her.
And in return, it had given her something else.
Something more.
Something dangerous.
Her breathing came fast and sharp as she pushed herself onto unsteady legs. The pain from the battle with Mason was gone, replaced by a strange, electric pulse flowing beneath her skin.
Then she saw their faces.
The pack.
They were staring at her.
Not with relief.
Not with celebration.
But with fear.
No one spoke.
Dani was motionless, her fingers curled into fists at her side
