Lorien POV

The pack had formed an impenetrable wall between us and the border, their bodies blocking any glimpse of the desolate no man’s land beyond. But I didn’t need to see the Fae to know they were there.

I could feel them.

Even without ever crossing a border before, their presence throbbed like static in the air an invisible current that crackled against my skin, setting every nerve alight as if a live wire had just kissed my veins.

Auren’s hand tightened around mine, still ...