Kane’s POV
For days we’d hunted shadows and every trail had led to nothing. Every step we took forward felt like we were riding into a grave.
Then the bond suddenly hit me.
A moment ago, I was riding through fog and rot, half-dead from exhaustion, my mind drowning in silence. The suddenly, she was there.
Ava.
The force of it almost tore me from my saddle. My chest seized, my vision blurred and Rafe howled so loud inside me I thought the mountains themselves would split.
She’s here, she’s fighting.
“Ava,” I rasped, my voice breaking.
Zack turned. “You felt that too.” His voice was ragged.
Lucas surged closer, his whole body trembling, eyes wide with something between fury and relief. “Don’t you dare lie, Kane. That was her.”
“It was her,” I growled, my fists clenching so tight t
