Kai’s POV
The corridors of Shadowmere stretched ahead like a labyrinth of shadows and cold stone. My footsteps echoed off the walls, each one heavy, deliberate, as if the stone itself knew the storm inside me. My wolf churned beneath my skin, claws scraping at the edges of my sanity, every nerve screaming for release. But my human side… my human side, which demands restraint.
“Breathe,” I muttered, pressing my palms against the wall, trying to ground myself.
The reflection in the polished window caught my attention. Silver eyes stared back at me but not fully human, not fully beast, but undeniably Kai. The duality clawed at me. My heart raced, my mind flitted between fear and anticipation, and beneath it all, a quiet, primal hunger whispered that control was optional.
"Why? Why? Why d
