Kael's POV

“Mine.” My wolf had breathed inside of me, loud, sharp, unequivocal, inside my chest.

I shook it off. It must be another lag like that day. She couldn't possibly be mine. I reached for her. “Why do you look terrified, Aria? What is…” But then again, it screamed at me, louder, sharper, and angrier than before. This time, it came with a massive surge in my chest that made me stagger forward, my breath knocking off me in one full heavy blast, as if I had just been knocked ...