POV: Colt

I found her in the hallway.

She was leaning against the wall, her hands glowing with silver light.

Her eyes were closed. Her breathing was shallow.

For a moment, I couldn't move.

She looked like a stranger.

Like someone I had never truly met before.

"Lyra."

Her eyes opened.

Silver.

Bright. Unnatural.

My wolf recoiled inside me.

That's not an Omega.

I swallowed.

"Stay back," she said.

I stepped closer anyway.

"What happened in there?"

Her expression remained cold.

"What was that?"

"I don't know."

"Don't lie to me."

She pushed herself away from the wall.

The glow disappeared from her hands. Her eyes slowly returned to normal....