Rejected: The Alpha's Fatal Mistake
"Not like using a muscle. Like — spending something I don't get back."
Ezra's expression didn't change, but something behind it did. "That sounds about right, from what the old stories say. Power like that isn't free. Never has been, not for anybody who's actually carried it instead of just wishing for it." He stood, offered her a hand up. "Something to keep in mind, next time you're tempted to use it just because you can."