An electric current detonated in my bloodstream.
I gasped and my spine arched off the bed. And then reality hit me on what Diego did. It wasn't just a physical mark—it was an explosive convergence of two consciousnesses. In the back of my mind, the plane I shared with Nyx was suddenly flooded with a light.
Ares, Diego’s wolf, stepped out from the shadows of our spiritual plane. He bowed his head, touching his snout to hers. The two wolves merged into a single aura. Their voices resonated in my mind in a harmony.
A sudden wave of power washed through my limbs. I could feel Ares's strength, his instinct, and his protective fire intertwining with my Scarlet bloodline. That meant I was not only bonded to Diego. I could active-channel his wolf's energy straight through my own soul.
I looked
