AMADI.
The barrier broke.
The shield snapped in two.
The bones moved, cracking, quickly replaced by my silver fur. My gaze sharpened, as I howled loudly at the moon. At Nyala.
There was a certain strength around me that hadn't been there for years. I still felt the pain within. My front paws were literally just… there. They hung with no feelings whatsoever. I was still able to shift. Able to break the wall that I had constructed between Mav and I so I could protect him. Snap! Just like that.
That was the power of a mate.
The power that giving yourself completely to your other half could do.
Right now, with the combined strength of our mate, I had gotten stronger. Strong enough to shift and to get the chance to truly meet her.
The last time I smelt the night air, felt the earth with
