Samantha didn't waste time catching her breath. The moment her copy vanished, she sprinted forward, weaving through the glowing trees. The Moonlit Sanctuary was still shifting, still trying to trap her, but she refused to let it.
She needed to find Kai, Callum, and Marcus before the illusions got to them.
Before this place made them doubt themselves.
A soft whisper brushed against her ear.
"They do not need you."
Samantha ignored it.
"You are only a burden now."
She clenched her jaw and kept running.
The sanctuary pulsed around her, the ground softening beneath her feet like it wanted to drag her down. But she kept moving. She could feel them—her mates—somewhere ahead.
A sharp sound broke through the murmurs.
A snarl.
Kai.
Samantha turned sharply and nearly ran straight into him.