Vane'

ng, and the moon hung

er-something far darker than the rogues they had killed. A force

ugh the shadows, his eyes constantly scanning for any sign of the hunters. B

unning from

ng. It was tangled up with her, inside her. Even now, as she walked b

Kael said suddenly, his voic

uld feel his gaze on her, sharp and

r fear. But it's not just the prophecy that ties us together. It's more than that. We can feel each other's

wanted to scream, to run, bu

this?" she asked, her

y, almost cautiously, and touched her arm, just above her wrist. The

ant this to destroy you," Kael sai

om his body. The deep, steady thrum of his heart. Th

s suffoca

ed. "Help me understand thi

could. I wish I knew what this bond is really for. What t

between them, h

ht-a snap of twigs. Lyra's head whipped toward the

ma

ngerous, but it was the dark red glow

he stepped in front of her protectively, hi

knowing smile. "You didn't l

you, little witch," he said, his gaze shifting to Lyra. "You're just

his muscles taut. "S

e prophecy is clear, Kael. It's not just y

ught in her thro

ling. "I am the one who will end this curse. The

he lunged toward them,

tranger wasn't human. Lyra could feel it as he moved-

sickening crunch, but Kael fought back, spinning

he knew Kael was holding back. He was

nd primal-was rising. Her wolf wanted out

as the power su

warned, his voice

was t

d as she howled, her claws slashing through the air. She wasn't the graceful c

r, her teeth sinking into his side.

idn't stop. She couldn't. The bond between them ha

, his voice straine

ven as Lyra tore into him. His blood s

y? You think you can stop what's co

with rage. "I don't ca

al, brutal strik

crumpling to the ground in a heap

watching her, his

saw something in his g

ar