Chapter 125: Luna’s Insight
Luna POV
A shadow thing slammed into me, sending me flying through the void. My back hit something firm, and pain exploded through my ribs. I rolled to the side just as huge claws raked the space where my head had been.
"Luna!" Brock’s words cut through the chaos as more void creatures poured out of the darkness around us.
I scrambled to my feet, shifting into my wolf form mid-jump. My teeth found the shadow beast’s throat, but it felt like biting smoke. The thing laughed and threw me off, its red eyes shining in the endless black.
This wasn’t how I thought I’d die. Trapped between dimensions, facing monsters made of pure darkness, all because I’d been too proud to see what was right in front of me.
"Form a circle!" Aiden yelled, his alpha voice cutting through the void. "Protect the center!"
But as we tried to group together, I noticed something strange. Even though Lily was flickering in and out of existence, barely solid enough to touch, she and Caleb moved like they were still linked by invisible strings.
When a void creature attacked from Lily’s left, Caleb was already moving to block it before she even seemed to notice the danger. When Caleb stumbled, Lily’s hand reached out to steady him, even though her fingers passed right through his arm.
It was impossible. Their mate bond had been broken when Lily became unstable. I’d felt it break myself - the spiritual link that tied mated wolves together had snapped like a cut rope. But watching them now, they still moved like two parts of the same person.
"Fascinating," came Sage’s voice from somewhere behind me. The witch was casting protection spells while studying Lily with focused focus. "The magical bond is gone, but something else remains."
Another wave of shadow things attacked. This time I paid closer attention to how Lily and Caleb fought together. It wasn’t just gut or training. When Caleb ducked, Lily spun in the exact same direction. When she raised her hand to cast a spell, he shifted to give her the right angle. They weren’t thinking about it - they just knew.