ALEXANDER I shut my eyes again immediately after Helen spoke. The pressure inside the room still felt unstable around us, the markings beneath the floor flashing unevenly while Roman’s wolf continued resisting the connection between us. Another violent pulse hit me straight through the chest. Pain exploded through my side again from Roman’s silver wound, and I sucked in a sharp breath through my teeth before forcing myself to focus. “Concentrate,” Helen instructed firmly. Her voice sounded distant now beneath the violent energy filling the room. “Follow the connection. Speak to his subconscious.” I tried. But this felt unnatural. The only person I had ever connected to on that level before was Faye, and even then, it wasn’t truly like this. I never entered her thoughts or spoke d

