We find Kael before he does something he can’t take back.
The air around him is thick with power, the kind that makes your wolf press low inside you. He’s pacing the edge of the training field, chest heaving, eyes still bright with silver light. The moonbond hums under my skin like a live wire, pulsing faster with every step he takes.
“Kael.” I call quietly. “Stop.”
He doesn’t hear me.
Ryn and Jace move in behind me, Soren off to the side, ready if things turn. Kael’s anger thrums through all of us, raw and unfiltered. It’s enough to make the threads between us strain. The whole field seems to vibrate with it—dust lifting, leaves trembling in the still night air. Even the moon seems to hold its breath.
Talon stands across from him, Kael’s attention straight on him. But Talon’s still h
