Page 173 of Sienna Rossi: Beyond Shattered Trust

We’re just going to have to keep moving. I glance over my shoulder, wondering about the rest.

I’m not sure how much time has passed; all I know is it has to have been over an hour, if not two. I can feel my wolf’s unease, feel the energy shifting in the air, and Jayce is on alert.

He suddenly stops.

“What is it?” I ask.

Jayce looks ahead sharply before his grip on my hand tightens.

“The dome is in sight,” Jayce murmurs as he climbs over a high mound of snow and holds a hand out to me. Taking it, he pulls me up, and I turn, following his gaze.

My stomach drops.

Even through the storm, it’s visible now. What we can see of the dome is pulsating. Dark energy ripples violently across its surface, almost like cracks spreading through glass before disappearing again. Every pulse sends pressure through the air strong enough that it affects the storm around it.

“Something really messed with it,” Jayce says quietly.

I nod. “Yeah, but what? It was impenetrable…”

He doesn’t respond, not having an answer, and we begin moving again; the weather is getting more vicious the closer we get to it. Although it is still quite far away, we can only see the tip, and it’s already chaotic.

“I can fly us closer,” I say quietly.

“You’re not carrying me,” Jayce says instantly.

I smile. “Why not?” I ask, smiling despite myself.

He frowns at me, and I giggle. “Come on,” I whisper. “I mean, I could use magic, but I need to reserve that, right?” I blink innocently, only to have to wipe snow off me.

“Carrying me takes strength, too,” he says in a clipped tone. “I’ll shift. You can fly.”

“Fine,” I say with a smile before my wings explode from my back.

“Sexy.” I look at him, my heart skipping a beat as he stands there, a smirk on his face as he looks me over. “Come here.”

I step closer to him, and he grips my waist, pulling me close, and touches his forehead to mine. I take a deep, calming breath; his touch, his presence – they’re soothing.

“We’re going to be ok,” he says softly yet firmly, his voice still reaching me despite the howling of the wind.

I nod as I tilt my head up, and we kiss deeply before we slowly step apart and he shifts into his magnificent wolf. I brush my fingers through his hair as I break into a run and take flight. Jayce runs several feet beneath me, and we stay level as we head towards the dome.

The closer we get, the stronger the pull in my chest becomes, too, like something inside the dome is calling to me.

Remember, do not act on your own, Jayce’s voice comes into my head.

Alright, so bossy, I reply through the mind-link.

Right now? Absolutely.

Warmth fills me despite the situation, and I smile.

Yes, Alpha. I’ll be a good girl. Movement suddenly catches my attention, my heart skipping a beat. Jayce, there’s something ahead.

Careful, he warns as we both slow down.

I am. I’m going to fly higher to see.

Is our cover safe?