"In the silence of the Omega Cradle, the Alpha learned that shifter love and bond was not his weakness; it was his law."
The shock of the Bonds' sudden, violent reconnection had barely subsided when Niko's cold, precise voice cut through the air, forcing me back from the emotional chaos of the reunion. The message was clear: my moment of relief was over; the war was now at the gate. I stood holding Elias, the full, glorious weight of his presence stabilizing my entire being. He was weak, but the core of his Anchor power, now amplified by the heir, was radiating a warmth that countered the frigid air of the Prophet's Cradle.
