The forest swallowed us whole. Moonlight filtered through skeletal branches, the silver glow casting strange shapes over the ground. I could still hear the echo of the Alphas’ roars behind us, that primal sound rattling through my bones.
Dorian’s hand gripped mine, calloused and warm. “Stay close, Nova,” he said, his voice low but steady. “Don’t break formation.”
As if I could. With the hunters closing in and the bond between me and all four Alphas still raw and volatile, my only choice was to trust them. Even if trust meant surrendering a piece of myself.
From behind, Kael’s deep voice rumbled. “We can’t keep running in circles. If they wanted us dead, they would’ve already attacked.”
“That’s what worries me,” Lucian replied from somewhere ahead, his tone clipped. “They’re driving us
