205. Athena
I was majestic and I loved it.
The moment Snow’s light exploded, the courtyard was thrown into chaos. The air itself seemed to shatter, the force of it sending Javier and Marissa hurtling backwards. Their bodies slammed into the crowd like ragdolls, knocking wolves over, igniting panic.
Howls of distress filled the night as the blinding radiance swallowed the compound, casting eerie shadows across the trembling packhouse. Wolves shielded their eyes, some collapsing to their knees under the sheer weight of the power radiating from me—from Snow. I was an absolute authority and they all knew it.
I barely understood what I was, but I knew one thing with unwavering certainty. Snow’s light was poison to sinners.
Javier groaned, pushing himself up with trembling arms, but before
