Chapter 182
Dane
The moment we entered the clearing, everything changed.
One second, we were teasing each other like brothers do, panting from our impromptu competition, limbs burning with adrenaline, sweat still fresh on our skin. The next, I felt it—like a jolt of lightning straight through the marrow of my bones.
That pull. That silent scream of recognition.
Mate.
My Lycan howled so loud within me I nearly staggered. I wasn't alone. Cassian and Sylus froze too, eyes wide, nostrils flaring. The scent wasn’t fully there, faint as a whisper, but that electric snap through our chests—it was undeniable.
She was here.
Ours.
That’s when I noticed it. The trembling. Her hands clutching the fabric tight around her body, her head bowed low beneath the hood like she could disappear.
Why
