Mira’s POV

“You feel it too,” I whispered. “Every pulse, every pull.”

“Yes,” he said, finally closing the distance. “It’s not just desire. It’s the bond. It’s alive. And it’s demanding us.”

I swallowed, trying to fight the pull, the ache. “We can’t,” I said. “Cyrus… the pack… everything that depends on me.”

“None of that matters now,” Kael said. “Not when this, us, is happening. You can fight it, but it won’t let go.”

I looked at him, my mind a ...