I stepped through the portal, my newly forged body thrumming with power. The transition between realms felt effortless now—like slipping through a curtain of smoke. One moment, I stood in the glowing caverns of the phoenix realm; the next, I was in a room that felt oddly familiar but strange at the same time.
It didn't take me long to realize where I was. His scent was all over the place.
Seth's bedroom.
I lifted my eyes, and what I saw shattered me.
Seth and Jacob were on their knees, their faces twisted in agony. The air reeked of grief and rage, their wolves snarling in despair. The bond between us—the one I'd felt snap when I died—was still raw, frayed at the edges.
They thought I was gone.
"Kill who?" I asked softly.
Both of them froze.
Seth's head snapped up, his blue ey
