Chapter 40

Kaelen

The call hit me like a fist to the chest.

One moment, I was pacing the cracked sidewalks of the city, trying to outwalk my thoughts. The next, her voice slammed into me — not in my ears, not in any way human. It resonated inside my ribs, a shiver of heat and command laced into my blood.

Kaelen… I need you.

I stopped dead, lungs locking.

My dragon roared, wings unfurling inside me with a tri