A Lesson in Fire

he Oath pulsing through her veins. Sweat dripped down her face, mixing with the early morning dew. Her arms ached, leg

rhythm with her heartbeat, a living reminder that she

in his shoulders suggesting the wolf within was restless, struggling against the Alpha's control. Fo

quietly. "Stronger than any Seer I've train

. "Stronger... than anyone?" she

silver glare. "Even me," he admitted. "But strength alone is not enough. Control is everything. The

words. "I... I think I can control it," she s

or your own safety. The Darkfangs will not wait for you to be ready. The

ssing down on her. She wasn't just a student or a survivor. She was t

ward her. "Come. Rest.

e Oath-pulse between them like fire. It was fright

a bond-it was a force, alive, demanding, feeding off every emotion she and Kael

otector. He was her anchor. Her Alpha. The one the Oath had chosen for her. And she felt

ent mark on her arm with her fingers. The silver glow painted her room in

Wild. Unpredictable. But

ld train harder. She would learn to control the energy that surged inside her. She wo

as awake, and it w

r bones, that nothing wou