SKYLER POV — CHAPTER 56 The second the pulse of energy hit, it slammed into my chest like a tidal wave, a force I couldn’t name or control, twisting through every nerve, tangling my thoughts and muscles with a cold, sharp, jagged precision that made the hair along my arms prickle. My limbs stiffened instinctively, and the icy currents threading through me coiled, expanded, and slammed against the walls of my mind, trying to break free, demanding recognition. Tyler stiffened beside me, his posture rigid, lips pressed into a tight line as the same chaotic surge raked through him, ice biting into every fiber of his being, sharp as glass. “Skyler!” Skye’s voice snapped through the haze like a whip, sharp and commanding. “Step away from him. Move. Now.” I blinked, disoriented, pulse thrumm

