Chapter 127
Kross
Red.
That was all I saw.
The chamber pulsed with it, soaked in it, filling my vision until nothing remained but the color of fury. My Lycan was howling in my head, a savage cry that merged with my own, one thought ringing louder than breath, louder than reason: Kill the Fate.
Rufina’s laughter still clung to the air, mocking, delighted, feeding the inferno inside me. My claws sank into her form, tearing through shadow and flesh. She screamed as her body split apart beneath my hands, only to reform again in mist. But I didn’t stop. Couldn’t stop. I lunged again, shredding her as if every strike could erase the image of Vanya’s blood on my claws.
“You dare!” Rufina shrieked, her voice thunder and venom. “Kross Steele, I have given you what only one could dream—power c
