Chapter 46: Power Awakening
Lily POV
The shadow chains burned through my skin as electricity shot through my body.
I screamed, my back rising against the pain. The Shadow Wolf’s ritual was tearing something important out of me, piece by piece. I could feel my life force being pulled away like water down a drain.
"More power," the thing hissed. "Give me more."
But something strange was happening. Instead of getting weaker, I was starting to feel... different. Like my mind was growing, reaching out beyond my own body.
I could feel Caleb chained to the stone behind me, his terror and determination mixing together. But it wasn’t just Caleb. I could feel Aiden and Brock somewhere in the darkness, both of them desperate to reach me. Luna’s mind touched mine, full of pain and guilt as she fought the creature’s control.
Wait. That wasn’t normal. I’d never been able to sense other wolves’ feelings this clearly before.
The shadow chains pulsed again, sending another wave of pain through me. But this time, I understood what was really happening. The ritual wasn’t just taking my power - it was connecting me to every wolf in the area.
Every. Single. Wolf.
I could feel them all now. Pack members I’d known my whole life, friends from other territories, even the controlled wolves standing around the grove. Their thoughts were like lights in the darkness, and I could sense the connections between them.
But those ties were broken. Cut. The Shadow Wolves had severed the bonds that kept packs together, leaving everyone isolated and afraid.