_Leah’s POV_

For a moment, the forest felt too big.

Sarah and I floated above the trees like pale ghosts. The world below us looked strange and far away. The branches were dark lines. The paths were thin scars in the ground. The wind moved through us without warmth.

I should have felt free.

Instead, I felt a pull.

It started as a small tug in my chest. Then it grew stronger. It was not the mate bond this time. It was something else...something colder.

Athena went tense inside me. Do you ...