Chapter 154

Ryker

The world narrowed to a single point: Avery, crumpled in a pool of blood at the center of that cursed ritual circle.

Varg didn't ask permission. He *erupted*.

My human skin split away like paper as silver-black fur exploded across my frame. Bones cracked and reformed, muscle mass doubling in heartbeats. The transformation hurt—it always did when rage drove it this fast—but I welcomed the