Lyra My eyes burned with a fierce, restless energy as I moved back and forth across the space I had been confined to, every step a reminder of the boundaries hemming me in. My heart hurt with a deep, gnawing ache for my mates, and the helplessness of not being able to reach them was building into something I could barely contain. My jaw clenched, muscles tight, like my body was physically holding back the urge to just run. The air around me felt charged, heavy with everything I was feeling, like even the trees beyond the fence could sense the storm inside me. With every moment that passed, it only got worse — the frustration, the desperation, all of it coiling tighter and tighter. My wolf stirred, picking up on my distress. Nyssa’s presence settled around my mind like something warm and

