The Witch And The Alpha
Krell lunged forward with a massive war-hammer, the blow catching me in the ribs and sending a jolt of agony through the bond that made Ilyra cry out, and for a second, my vision went white.
I stumbled back, my heel catching on a loose stone at the very edge of the bridge, and as the rock gave way, I felt myself falling backward into the empty air of the gorge. I saw the look of horror on Ilyra’s face as she reached out for me, and for a heartbeat, I thought it was over, but then the bond did something it had never done before. A brilliant, emerald cord of light snapped into existence between our chests, a physical manifestation of the magic that bound us, and it yanked me back from the abys