The scent hit me before I even breached the Spire's perimeter—stale stone, wet iron, and the sharp, nauseating tang of Lucien's rot. My wolf was pacing behind my eyes, clawing at the bars of my human control, snarling at the intrusion into our territory. Sofia was inside. My Sofia. The bond between us, usually a vibrant, grounding hum, was screaming. It was a jagged, discordant shriek of danger, pulsing with her fear, her disgust, and the sudden, violent spike of her protective rage. I didn't knock. I didn't announce my arrival. I smashed the iron door inward with such force that shards of rusted metal flew across the chamber like shrapnel. My wolf was already in control, the shift beginning before my boots even touched the floor. My eyes glowed a lethal, molten gold, my muscles coiling with the lethal intent of a predator who had found his mate in the sights of a scavenger. "Get away from her," I growled, the sound ripping from my chest, vibrating through the floorboards. Lucien
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