My heart slammed into my ribs as I mind-linked the barrier warriors.“Any breaches?”“No, sir,” came the instant reply.Lies. Or a diversion. Something was wrong. So very wrong.Talon’s voice bled through again, barely intelligible through the chaos. “Mark… snarl… need… snarl… the children… snarl… a
Kelp, Katia, and I had been holed up in Nathan’s office for hours, the tension so thick it choked the air. The kind of tension that didn’t come from war, but from the past clawing its way back to the surface. The news was impossible. Illogical. Unwanted.Alpha Thomas… alive?It felt like someone had
I couldn’t help laughing. "You’re a menace.""Pot, meet kettle," she purred."Let’s go check on the injured wolves before you convince me to hump the doorway."That got a delighted bark of laughter from her, and I could feel her tail swishing in my head like she was strutting.We made our way to the
I wiped down the final countertop in the kitchen, giving it another pass even though it didn’t need it. The lemon-scented cleaner clung to the air, sharp and clean, but it did little to ease the weight pressing down on my chest. I wasn’t cleaning, I was distracting myself, trying to fill the gnawing
I opened my mouth to protest, but she cut me off with a surge of command I hadn’t expected.“Crael. Do not argue. Just do it.”The force of her order slammed into my mind like a divine gale. My knees buckled for half a breath.What in the name of Olympus…? How was she becoming stronger? I’d been an
The soft rustle of leaves and the distant calls of morning birds signaled the break of dawn. One by one, the others stirred, stretching limbs and rubbing sleep from their eyes as they began their routines with practiced efficiency. I stood back, silently observing, until a sharp tug in my chest aler