The heat hit me like a wall. Flames everywhere. Smoke so thick I couldn't see three feet ahead. "Sera!" My voice was raw. Desperate. "Where are you?" No answer. Just crackling fire and the groan of collapsing beams. The bond pulled left. I followed it blindly. Coughing. Eyes streaming. A hand grabbed my shoulder. "She's not here!" A warrior I didn't recognize. Face covered in soot. "Medical wing's evacuated. They got everyone out before" "Where? Where did they take her?" "East courtyard. But Alpha, the structure's not stable. We need to" I was already running. Behind me, another section of the ceiling gave way. Crashed down where I'd been standing seconds before. The east courtyard was chaos. Injured wolves everywhere. Some screaming. Some too still. I scanned faces. Looking

