Mia
The sound of my name ripped through the air, raw and desperate.
I froze. My heart knew that voice before my mind did. I turned, slowly, as if afraid it would vanish like mist if I moved too fast. And then I saw them… two silhouettes stepping out of the trees, tall and broad, moving with that familiar strength that always made me feel… safe.
Brynn. Frynn.
My mates.
A week apart had stretched like a year, like chains around my chest. And now, in the space of a heartbeat, they were here.
The fire in my veins, the strange glow in my eyes, the cold fury that had carried me through that fight… everything melted away. I ran. My feet hardly touched the ground before I leapt forward and threw myself at them, wrapping my arms tight around both of their necks.
They caught me without hesita
