#Chapter 26 Vivian

Someone made a move to leave or punch him, it was barely a tremble of movement several feet behind Neil. “Don’t move.” I shuddered, flinching as the command settled, but somehow missed me. Then... I realized that the compulsions, none of them, hadn’t actually been directed at me, but cast across the group of Brightclaw members, including Tyler’s sister. I looked up, squinting to see Neil coming towards me, glaring at the Brightclaw wolves as he passed, stepping over the one still on the ground. His eyes blazed gold, his posture calm but radiating authority. He hadn’t shifted, hadn’t raised his voice, but the compulsion in his words still crackled in the air like lightning. My heart thundered in my ears, the world around me shrinking until all I could see was Neil, coming towards me with this aura of raw power that almost shimmered in the air. It should have been impossible. Power that didn’t belong in someone so young. Something in me stirred, almost waking at the energy pulsin