The forest hummed with unnatural energy, the kind that made the skin tingle and the chest tighten. The ground beneath the pack house trembled, and the trees shivered in warning. The wards set by the Coven, meant to contain and control, were splintering. Cracks of wild energy arced through the air, hissing and snapping like a storm out of time.
Already kneeling at the sisters’ side, Azeo held McKenna, her trembling body pressed against his chest. His hand cupped her face, thumb brushing over her flushed cheek. Sparks of their volatile bond leapt between them, white-hot and painful, yet intoxicating. McKenna’s gray eyes shimmered with the reflection of the chaotic magic around them, and she gasped as her power surged in tandem with her sister.
Rex knelt beside McKayla, placing a firm, reas
