Melrose POV:
The moment was short-lived, quickly overshadowed by the relentless stirring of Akhnoxi within me. I could feel the potent venom of the Kobra coursing through my veins, its ferocity building as if it were poised to strike at Helena. Her infuriatingly smug smirk seemed to widen as she observed me, her expression dripping with disdain. The wrinkles on her face twisted into a mocking grin, amplifying my fury and igniting an overwhelming urge to unleash my pent-up rage upon her. Each heartbeat echoed with the promise of action, the tension coiling tighter within me, ready to explode.
"Calm down, Ahknoxi!! Please, I'm begging you," I screamed inside my mind, but she wasn't listening; she was on a rampage, her shadowy darkness spreading like lava as she watched Helena through me,
