Chapter 102

VALENTINA I awoke with a jolt, not to sound or movement, but something else. It's a burn throughout my veins, not uncomfortable, yet not pleasant either. It's violent and untamed, roaring beneath my skin like a river swollen from a tsunami, aching to break free. My fingers trembled as I pressed them to my chest. My heart still beats the same—but faster, sharper, and very different, as though there was a third presence within me. But this time, not a glimpse; I could feel the pulse. ‘Kira…’ I gasped out. She stirred within my mind and came out of her dark corner. I gasped again, just by looking at her—she felt different. No, she looked different. Her eyes were glowing like pearls, as if moonlight were sitting in those orbs. The hues of gold and silver mingled into something more beautiful. Even her furs had more volume, and she—she looked bigger! ‘Did you… feel that?’ I whispered, for some reason feeling so different as if I were not talking to my own wolf. "I did," she whispered, her v