Chapter 16: The Wolf’s Hunt

Lyria’s POV The forest beyond Bloodshield was no longer quiet. It throbbed with a different kind of life a hungry one. Hunger for weakness. Hunger for punishment. Hunger for the Phoenix Alpha who had crawled out of her own ashes. Mist curled around my ankles as I moved, silent as a shadow, Kael gliding beside me. Every step pulled on the bond that now lived between us, a low, feral hum threading through my bones. It wasn’t fully tamed. Neither was I. “You’re ready,” Kael murmured,...