Stabilizing, Elara’s voice echoes in my mind, clear and calm, carrying the dual resonance of the Seed. The mortar holds. The blueprint is locked.
Hold it for ten seconds, I command. Then sever.
Ten seconds. It feels like ten years. My vision blurs. My muscles tremble violently. Kade is murmuring into my mind, a steady stream of love and grounding strength, keeping me from slipping into the void.
Sever, I gasp.
The connection snaps.
The hum dies. The azure glow fades. The wolves stagger, some dropping to their hands and knees, gasping for air.
In the center of the courtyard, Asher slumps forward, catching himself on his hands. Elara gently lowers her head to his shoulder.
I let out a ragged breath, wiping the blood from my upper lip. Kade turns me around, his hands framing my face, h
