My claws itched, my teeth buzzed with that raw, electric hunger I hadn't fully controlled yet. My wolf or th

o shove it down, trying to pr

ce calm but firm. "Ayla, slow down. Breathe.

w myself at him.

ten." I whispe

ounded like someone else's. Deeper and darker. It sent shi

ry; a controlled area where young wolves honed their skills, learne

... it felt

around me. The other wolves stared from a distance, their expressions wary, uncertain. They were whisperin

eartbeat. Center yourself. Imagine a cage around the w

. I t

aws scraping the earth, muscles tightening, e

m, and the moment he touched me, a shock of power coursed

itated, I felt dangerous. My wolf roared silently inside me, pressing against the e

en to me. You're stronger than you think. You just have to li

hroat raw. "I'm n

een the way your senses react. You're... differ

ad of letting it control me. It was harder than I thought. Every

ent from leaves a hundred meters away. I could smell the sweat of wolves, the

r eyes narrowed slightly, lips pursed. I didn't look at her, b

Focus on me. Not them.

curl like a coil in my chest. The tremors beneath my feet slowed

was gaining control... a

oot. It wasn't fear-it was instinct, pure surprise.

nees. Kelan's grip tightened. "Hol

voice inside me. My ears flicked, eyes n

whispered about my strength, others about danger. One even

atu

. Yes. Unnatura

to take a deep

o rough. Kelan's hand was st

ightly, not in fear, but in recognition. And then, she did something tha

rowled, claws flex

audible, trembling. "That energy... it shouldn't e

e screamed. Something inside me hisse

ping my shoulder. "Ayla! Ignore

was t

elt her awareness, her attention pierced me. She had seen the power r

of her own reached

.. she's something else

ly stepping away. My wolf's heartbeat roared in my e

"Ayla... stay with me. Don't-d

d already

rom this moment forward, nobody in t

btle pulse of my wolf, the rustling leaves, an

rely at least, but the energ

tunately... some