Jackson stares at Maya's crumpled form, his restored strength coursing through his veins even as he watches her life force ebb till it's barely.
The rage building inside him is unlike anything he's ever experienced. These people didn't just try to kill him - they forced Maya to sacrifice herself to save him.
He’ll make them pay. They will all pay.
One of the attackers takes a step toward Maya's unconscious form.
Jackson's growl reverberates through the room, causing even the most hardened among them to take a step back.
His transformation is already beginning, bones cracking and reshaping themselves.
"You dare," he snarls, his voice distorting as his jaw elongates. "You dare to enter my home, threaten what's mine?" His eyes lock onto the traitorous maid. "And you. You betrayed my
