Selene’s POVThe world exploded in a storm of light and sound as consciousness returned. Pain clawed at every nerve, sharp and relentless, yet beneath it all, the thread between us pulsed like molten gold—urgent, unrelenting, demanding. My eyes snapped open, and for a heartbeat, I didn’t know where I was. Snow? Shadows? Blood? My senses screamed as I realized: the stranger had struck again.I was on the forest floor, the cold biting through my coat, the scent of iron thick in the air. Arden’s arm stretched across my side, a feeble shield even in his weakened state. He coughed, a hoarse, ragged sound, but his eyes—those golden eyes—found mine, full of fire and warning.“Selene… stay down,” he rasped. His voice trembled, but the underlying command—the Alpha’s instinct—pulled me upright anyway. I ignored the ache in my ribs. I had fought too long to freeze now.The stranger loomed at the edge of the clearing. Tall, cloaked in black that drank the moonlight, eyes glinting with a predatory
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