The forest felt wrong before I even saw the movement. The air tasted metallic, like lightning had bled into the bark. A soft crunch of leaves cracked behind us, quiet but sharp, and my wolf lifted inside me with a low growl that vibrated beneath my ribs.
Then the enemy wolves lunged out of the shadows and the world snapped into motion.
My wolf roared under my skin, desperate to burst free. The Moonbond threads flared open inside me, glowing hot and bright. Power rushed through me so fast it felt like river water tearing through a broken dam. Too strong. Too fast. Too much.
If I lost control for even a heartbeat, I would drown all of us in it.
Kael moved first. He always did. His body flashed in a streak of silver as he leapt at a dark wolf circling behind him. His claws sliced through
