ZEUS
The air in the room didn't just turn cold; it vanished.
The moment the word murder left Armand’s lips, the world narrowed down to a single point of blinding red. I didn't think. I didn't strategize. I simply ceased to be a man and became a beast.
Without realizing what I was doing, I launched myself across the heavy oak table, the wood groaning under the force of my impact, and slammed Armand down into the surface with a crash that sent inkwells flying and papers scattering like dead leaves.
My fingers dug into his throat, pinning him flat, my claws grazing the skin of his neck. I could feel his pulse hammering against my palm; fast, terrified, yet stubbornly rhythmic.
He wasn’t scared, and it aggravated me even more.
"Say it again," I growled, my voice no longer human, but a
