Chapter 42I heard them before I saw them, the sound of bodies colliding, the heavy breathing of intense physical exertion, Lyra's voice calling out instructions and corrections. I pushed through the tree line into a clearing where Alex was sparring with three wolves at once, moving with a speed and grace that should have been impossible for someone so newly turned.His eyes were glowing that eerie white-gold, and every movement radiated power that made the air shimmer around him. He was magnificent and terrifying and completely focused on the fight, so absorbed that he didn't notice me standing at the edge of the clearing.But Lyra did.Her eyes found mine across the space, and something flickered in her expression, guilt, maybe, or resignation, or perhaps just the cold calculation of someone who'd already won and knew it. She raised a hand, calling a halt to the sparring, and the sudden silence was deafening.Alex turned to see what had stopped the session, and the moment his eyes
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