Chapter 57

• DEX
• A heartbeat runs through me, painful at first, like something inside me has cracked open. Then, that pain spreads and changes, flooding every vein in my body with fire. It burns, but it heals too, like lava surging through me. Every pulse carries both agony and exhilaration until I can’t contain it anymore. My lips part, and a deep, wild howl tears out of my chest. It echoes across the battlefield, carrying through the air until it reaches every mind and heart within the Silver Crescent Pack.
• In that instant, we are one. One heartbeat, one thought, one breath. When we shift, there is no separation, no distance. I feel what they feel, and they feel the surge of energy that is filling me now. Power floods through our bond like a river of light, connecting every wolf. I can sense Desmond rising from the ground, electricity blazing around him as if he’s been reborn from lightning itself. Clara forms a shimmering barrier that shields our friends, her focus unwavering as she pushes back a massive attack. Jack sends out a magnetic pulse that sweeps across the battlefield, throwing the vampires backward like leaves in a storm.