Chapter 156

Author's POV

The moment Summer felt the SUV tip over the edge of the cliff, time seemed to slow.

Through the windshield, she caught a final glimpse of Alexander's agonized face before gravity claimed the vehicle, sending it plummeting toward the churning river far below.

"Aurora!" Summer screamed internally as the car began its death spiral.

*I'm here,* her wolf answered, *We must shift NOW!*

With the last of her energy, Summer yielded control to Aurora. The transformation rippled through her body even as the SUV tumbled through the air.

With supernatural agility, the silver-white wolf leapt from the disintegrating vehicle, her powerful muscles propelling her toward an outcropping of rock and vegetation.

Her claws scrambled desperately for purchase as the SUV continued its fatal journey, exploding into the river with a deafening crash.

Aurora hung precariously from the rock face, her hind legs dangling over the abyss, claws digging deep into soil and root.

With a strength born of pure