BLOOD BOUND
"Lucien—use the bond, channel power. Now."
"What? How?" "Trust me." She gripped his hand, letting power surge between them—witchcraft fused with vampire force, hammering the ward's weakness.
The wall burst inward.
Nightguard and resistance fighters charged in after Sera and Lucien burst through. They entered a chaotic battlefield: fighters clashed all around, magical attacks whirled, and violent noise echoed off the warehouse’s metal walls.
Sera saw, through Vivienne’s perspective, Rowan struggling to keep Vivienne and Margot protected as they crouched behind collapsed crates. Rowan deflected enemy attacks with her shield just long enough for the group to regroup.