Chapter 156

Ryker

I felt her shift through the bond—the explosion of power, of *completion*—but seeing it was something else entirely.

My mate, my Avery who'd believed herself broken, stood in the center of carnage as a silver wolf that glowed like moonlight made solid. Larger than I'd expected for a first shift, her frame elegant but strong, built for endurance. Her fur rippled with each breath, catching the