BloodBound Crown
They were coming back.
Kael turned, placing himself between Lyra and the chamber entrance, and felt his humanity slip away like a discarded coat. His wolf surged forward—not the controlled, measured shift he'd mastered years ago, but something wild and primal that *demanded* blood for what had been done to their mate.
The first man through the door was one of the guards who'd held Lyra on the platform. He had a crossbow loaded with silver bolts, and the moment he saw Kael, he raised it.