Aisla's POV
The world was burning when I stepped into it again.
Smoke curled around me, thick enough to choke. Wolves screamed and every breath I took was filled with blood and fear.
And yet, I felt nothing but stillness.
The bond blazed steadily in my chest, sharper than it had ever been. I could feel the three of them. Caelan's fevered heart. Lucien's rage. Kieran's strength flaring, then faltering. Their heartbeat tangled with mine until I could barely tell where I ended and they began.
They needed me. The pack needed me.
So I stepped out of my grove and it was just in time to save Kieran from the claws of the enemies. If I had come a minute later, I would have met a fatal scene.