TETHERED
Assured they were as safe as possible for the moment, and I turned to head back to my mate.
As I climbed up towards the room, a sudden, fierce gust of wind made my hand slip off the rail. I managed to steady myself with the other hand but still struggled to reach the balcony. Just as I was about to make it inside, I lost my balance and plummeted toward the ground. Desperately, I tried to shift into my wolf form to cushion the fall, but something was wrong—I couldn't shift. I hit the ground hard, the jarring pain making bells ring in my head. Darkness crept in, and I blacked out, the storm's roar fading into a distant echo.