LUCIAN'S P.O.V.
The clearing was cloaked in an eerie silence as Adrian and his coven vanished into the shadows, leaving me and what remained of my pack, alone in the aftermath of their sinister presence. The peace that followed was fragile, a fleeting reprieve that shattered as a sharp, insistent pain began to pulse behind my temples.
Before I could gather my thoughts or shift back into my human form, the pain erupted into a searing explosion, ripping through my skull like a wildfire. My head felt as though it were being torn apart.
