RALPH For a heartbeat, everything stood still.Keilah’s scream had stopped.Her hands were frozen mid-pound against the invisible wall, her eyes wide and lips parted in horrified silence. I didn’t realise I was holding my breath, too, watching as Damien hit the ground like a lifeless sack, unmoving, smoke curling around his fallen form.No sound. No wind. No time.Just stillness.And then I snapped.I used that single flicker of distraction. My bones cracked, body shifted—fur tearing through skin as my claws hit the polished floor with a snarl.I lunged.The impact sent the Queen flying across the marble room, crashing into the far side with a violent grunt. I didn’t wait. I charged again, my teeth bared, inches from her throat, ready to finish what she started—Pain.Agonising, searing pain.A burst of magic shot through me mid-leap, gripping every nerve like fire-laced chains. I yelped as my body stiffened, crashing hard. My limbs refused to move—paralysed, my muscles locked in pla
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