Kira's POV
"Jake, no!" I screamed as our loyal Beta stepped toward the falling dimensional tear.
But he was already moving, his face set with grim resolve. "Someone has to fix the dimensions. It might as well be me."
"You don't understand!" I lunged after him, my healing magic reaching out frantically. "If you become the anchor, you'll be stuck between worlds forever. Not dead, not alive, just... living in endless pain."
Jake stopped for just a second, and I saw the fear flicker in his eyes. But then he straightened his shoulders like the brave Beta he'd always been.
"Better me than all of you," he said simply.
"There has to be another way!" Zander fought against the possession still clawing at his mind. "Jake, I order you to stop!"
"Sorry, Alpha," Jake said with a sad smile. "For once, I'm not following orders."
