Exile Night: Shared Heartbeat

Three years ago, low-ranking werewolf Elara failed her awakening, becoming a soulless outcast. Her fiancé Lucian sought her death for his Council seat; Ronan, Blackwood heir, banished her. Three years on she returned at Lucian's coronation, the trial's sole survivor, seizing Alpha power from a tyrant. The Eclipse Fang bound her and Ronan into a shared power conduit. The Council's selection shielded Lucian with trials, not evidence. Ronan refused another unjust ruling yet delayed rescue, causing casualties. Their trust rebuilt into a first kiss before the final battle. Darius gave Ronan the Blackwood Scepter; Lucian seized it. Unable to copy her powers, he used it for authority, amplifying commands via the Fang. Nessa forced him to surrender the relic by refusing to kneel; his command failed, he attacked her, shattering the mark. Elara seized his power; the backlash stopped Ronan's heart. She redirected it into him, losing most of her power, bearing shared damage forever.