Chapter 22: Breaking Bonds
"Rowan!" Liana cried out, feeling his pain rip through her chest. The connection between them pulsed like a heartbeat, getting weaker with each throb. "Stay back," Darius ordered, blocking her way. "That's not your mate anymore—it's a monster taking form." In the distance, Kael wrestled Rowan to the ground as his brother's body contorted strangely. Half-shifted, Rowan's face stretched between human and wolf, his fingers stretching into claws that dug into the earth. "I can help him," Liana urged, pushing against Darius's grip.