Pain ripped through me…but not the kind I feared.
This was worse.
It was sharp. Burning. Intense.
I gasped as something shifted inside me, like a door cracking open after being locked for too long. My vision blurred for a second, then..
Gold.
The world turned gold.
I staggered back, heart pounding, and lifted my hands slowly. My breath caught.
My eyes… I could feel them glowing, heat pulsing behind them. And then it happened…
A claw.
Just one.
It slid out from my fingers, black and sharp, trembling like it wasn't sure if it should exist yet. I stared at it, chest rising fast.
I did it.
Not fully. Not completely.
But I did it.
A low chuckle brushed my mind.
"That's it," Kaelen's v said, smooth and amused. "Just a taste. You always were dramatic
