Ivy pov

The moment the Circle pulled us fully inside, everything I knew fell away. There was no ground beneath my feet and no sky above my head. There were no borders, no symbols, no power pressing against my skin the way magic usually did. My Luna mark did not burn. Lucien’s Alpha presence did not reach outward. Rick’s energy did not echo. We were stripped down to nothing but ourselves.

I knew immediately what this place was.

“This isn't a judgment of power,” I said, my voice steady ...