Suddenly, the fifth bond let out a scream as Sage went through monitor reports. A sharp noise broke the quiet just as pages turned.
This time it did not feel like any regular warning. It wasn't the typical signal showing strain or danger in the link. Instead, it cut through - sudden, jagged. As if a blade were slicing into the system's core.
On her feet she sprang. "Wrong something feels
Out of nowhere, her Alphas appeared beside her. That sound in her voice - sharp, low - it always meant trouble. The fifth bond had sensed disaster. They knew it well by now.
What spot? Kieran said, stepping forward to the map table.
"South. Deep south. The Sunstone Territory. But it's not a bond breaking. It's..." Sage struggled to articulate what she was feeling. "It's like something is eating them. Multiple bonds. All at once. Being consumed."
"Consumed?" Dorian's voice was sharp. "Not severed? Not weakened? Consumed?"
"Yes."
