My mother. “You were the one who beat her?” I asked, feeling a rise of anger in my chest, boiling across my features. The smirk that Bruce had on his face was the answer I needed. Before he had the chance to say anything, I lunged. He didn’t seem surprised by my attack; in fact, it was like he was expecting it. He swung his claws out at me, only missing me by a hair. I was too fast for him. I growled loudly into the night sky, ripping at his throat with my large canines. The earth shook under the intensity of our weight. I shoved him hard to the ground, ripping through his fur with my claws. He growled loudly, using his body weight to kick me off him. I stumbled backward but managed to recover myself with ease. “You’ve gone in deep,” Bruce hissed. “Your father would be disgus

