t let this happen. Her legs carried her faster than she

ed and unleashed her power and just then a silver

is fur scorching und

him and Ronan, her po

, her voice echoing with

eyes filled with something she ha

n't attack, but instea

d, the battle

ide him. His golden eyes met hers

me, again,"

s bloodied fur. She didn't say anything a

this was just

ield was ee

bodies, the scent of blood thick in the air. Smoke curled from the remnants of th

had time to

l coursing through her veins. Silver fire crackled around

ide her, and she

in blood, his breathing uneven. Deep gashes m

whispered, her

through the pain. "Sti

s his legs buckled

, pressing her hands to his wou

eeding ou

she begged, he

sing. Instinctively, Selene focused on it, reachi

ould heal his

uld heal hi

, pouring everythin

in battle spread from her fingert

ct was i

he wounds on his side began to close, the torn

s lit up, it

him. Her bond with Ronan burned bright, a radiant light

alive,

if he had just returned

elief, her forehead

to me again,"

his arms tightening aro

shoulder softl

s. He touched her cheek, his

ng moment, they just held each other. The ba

ene's attention. She whippe

Magnus's warri

lf, but the wolf dr

d. "Magnus is gone. The

anged a loo

here was

ut tw

He was too ruthless, too

ming to the same conclu

battle may have ended

wing the battl

heir fallen, tending to the wounded, and reinforcing their bo

omething

a constant unease in her chest. A whisper in the wind, a warning deep in

ticed im

d one night, finding her staring over th

"I can't shake the feeli

ilent for a long moment.

worn from the fight, but there was

grimly. "Magnus wasn't just

ned. "What

n exhaled. "It's you

omach

n she was different

hair. "There's a prophecy a

art po

s wolves before. A lost bloodline. A

s wolf will either save or destr

inks you're the one

blood tur

tried to claim her. He hadn't just wanted power-he ha

ist tightened. "We hav

ing. She had never asked for t

n't let M

let the proph

he said firmly. "Whatever's

n eyes soften

time in her life,

was

as ready