ed. The man I had flung across the room lay motionless against the wall, his body crumpled in a heap. Everyone was staring at me-

ze in my mind. It was calm but firm, like a lifeline

trembling with panic. "What the h

nning the room for any lingering threats. "You tapped into

ep back. "No. No, this is impossible. I

ugh to make me stop. His eyes bore into mine with an intensity that made

ld, the wolf let out a low growl. Kael immed

, his voice dropping back int

d the door. They moved slowly, their eyes flickering between me and K

gaze lingered on me, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

to the shadows, leaving Kael, the

out, and I sank to the floor. My chest f

ng to me?" I whispered, m

ion softening slightly. "You're awakening," he said. "Your bloodlin

't understand any of this," I said, my voice break

his dark hair. "It's not about what

humor in it. "Who I am? I'm nobody. Just an o

d, "Your parents were part of a lineage that has existed for centuries. A bloodline tasked

is insane. You're talking about wolves and powers

"You've already seen the truth with your own eyes. Thos

y mind reeling. "T

roup that wants to destroy what your bloodline has sworn to protect. The

what he was saying. "The ke

, I thought it might attack, but instead, it lowered its head, sniffing the air around me. Its ye

ng?" I asked, my voice

l said. "He senses your power

was drowning in a sea of informatio

ith me. There's someone you need to meet. Som

, to get as far away from this madness as possible. But where would I go? Back

h, I reached up a

d the wolf stepped back, watc

" I asked as Kael le

an," he sa

opped in my trac

nreadable. "The people who've been waiti

ned to fight. So I followed him, stepping out into the c

n. The trees towered above us, their branches forming a canopy that blocked out most of the moonlight. The air was th

sked, my voice barely a

h," Kael

a large, circular structure made of wood and stone, its design both ancient and imp

pping at the edge of the cle

ty tightening in my stomach. "And they're

Kael said. "You're part of the

ry with an air of familiarity. I watched it disappea

elong?" I asked, m

for the first time, I saw someth

w unless you take

courage to move forward. And then, with K