Jayden's POV
The door slammed open and my world shattered.
Jasmine lay sprawled across the floor in her beast form, her magnificent silver coat matted with blood. Tranquilizer darts protruded from her flanks like deadly thorns. Her massive chest rose and fell in labored gasps while masked figures circled her like vultures, loading fresh darts into their weapons.
Time fractured.
Abner exploded from within me before I could even think. The shift tore through my body with violent precision - bones cracking, muscles expanding, claws erupting. My human consciousness dissolved as my wolf took complete control.
We became death incarnate.
The first attacker never saw us coming. His blade was raised high above Jasmine's neck when Abner's claws found him. We tore through flesh and bone like tissue paper. His scream died in his throat as his body collapsed in two pieces, painting the marble floor crimson.
