The Alpha’s Blood Debt Vessel
Giovanni blinked, snapped back to form, Pushing through the inner storm. “I’m fine,” she said, though she was not, Something had changed something caught. Because this wasn’t memory. This wasn’t trace. This was him.
Miles away, beneath cold light, Russell staggered in the night. A sharp, unseen force struck through, A tether pulling hard and true. He gripped the wall, breath gone thin, As something tore beneath his skin.
“Alpha!” Declan rushed near, But Russell waved him off with a glare. “I’m fine,” he said, though truth betrayed, A different kind of wound displayed. The bond had surged no gentle call, But something urgent, something raw. Not pain… But warning.