LILY POV
The portal burst open in the middle of our crisis, knocking me backward into Caleb's arms.
A figure stepped through the swirling light - tall, elegant, and certainly not human. Her skin shimmered like moonlight on water, and her eyes held depths that seemed to go on forever.
"Lily Carter," she said in a voice like wind chimes. "I am Guardian Celeste. You're wanted."
"Now is really not a good time!" I yelled over the chaos around us. Mind-controlled pack members were still circling the Alpha house, the void entity's crystal was burning hot in my pocket, and Luna was sobbing apologies from somewhere in the clearing.
"I'm afraid it can't wait," Guardian Celeste answered calmly. "Reality itself is at stake."
Before I could argue, she grabbed my arm and pulled me toward the portal. "Your first dimensional mission begins now."
"My first what?" But it was too late. The portal swallowed us both, leaving Caleb and my pack behind.
