Aria’s/Lysara's POV

I grunted, my teeth jarring with pain as my head, especially my forehead, throbbed. I licked my lower lip after feeling a wet patch there, and my tongue touched blood.

My vision was split into three, the three blurring into each other. I saw the world and everything around me in threes.

In each, Alpha King Kael stood somewhat frozen a few feet from me, hands thrust forward a little as if to lift something—me—and legs hung in a movement for me. He seemed trapped in a ...