Semua Bab SHADOWBORN: The Rise Of The Dragon Wolf : Bab 141 - Bab 150

Chapter 138NyxRyan slept for most of the following day while his body continued processing the transformation, and we took turns sitting with him to monitor any changes or complications that might arise from the bite.Alex barely left his side and I watched him study every breath Ryan took, every twitch of muscle beneath skin, every flicker of movement behind closed eyelids like he could somehow will his brother through the transformation by sheer force of observation."You need to rest," I said quietly while the afternoon sun streamed through the boarded-up windows. "You've been awake for over thirty hours.""I can't rest," Alex said while his eyes never left Ryan's face. "Not until I know for sure he's going to be okay.""He's going to be okay," I insisted while moving to stand behind him and rest my hands on his shoulders. "His vitals are strong, his healing is accelerated, all the signs point to successful transformation.""But we don't know that for certain," Alex argued while

Chapter 140Nyx"Of course I'm scared," Alex shot back. "I'm terrified of accidentally killing my brothers, that's a pretty reasonable fear.""But you didn't kill Ryan," Liam pointed out. "So why assume you'll kill us?""Because I got lucky once," Alex argued. "That doesn't guarantee I'll get lucky again.""It wasn't luck," I interjected while moving to stand beside Alex. "It was skill and alpha power, both of which you still possess.""See?" Jayce said while gesturing to me. "Even Nyx thinks you can do it.""Nyx thinks we should be cautious," I corrected. "There's a difference between believing Alex can transform you and thinking we should rush the process.""We're not rushing," Liam insisted. "We're being practical about the timeline, Adrian could attack again at any moment.""Then we'll deal with that when it happens," Alex said. "But I'm not biting either of you until I'm confident I can do it safely.""When will that be?" Jayce pressed."When I say it is," Alex replied while his

Chapter 142NyxThe next three days blurred together in a haze of exhaustion and constant vigilance as we monitored all three brothers through their transformations and began the delicate process of teaching them control.Ryan recovered fastest, his body having had the most time to adjust to the wolf living beneath his skin, and by the second morning he could shift partially without losing himself to the animal instincts that came with fur and fangs.Liam struggled more with the sensory overload, spent hours sitting in dark rooms with his hands pressed over his ears while he learned to filter out the constant barrage of sounds and smells that threatened to overwhelm his newly enhanced senses.But it was Jayce who concerned me most, not because his recovery was slower but because it was faster, because his transformation had stabilized in ways that seemed almost too smooth after the violent beginning."He's stronger than the others," I observed to Alex on the third morning while we wat

Chapter 144Nyx"If they master them before Adrian attacks again," I said while voicing the concern that had been nagging at me. "We're running out of time to prepare.""Then we train harder," Alex decided. "Push them faster while still maintaining safety."The afternoon session focused on combat training and I demonstrated basic defensive techniques while Alex showed them how to use enhanced strength and speed in fights."The key is to think three moves ahead," I explained while circling Ryan. "Anticipate what your opponent will do and counter before they strike.""How am I supposed to think ahead when I can barely think at all during a fight?" Ryan asked while frustration bled into his tone."Practice," I repeated. "The more you spar, the more instinctive combat becomes."I lunged at Ryan without warning and watched him react on instinct, watched him partially shift and block my strike with claws that sparked against my scales."Good," I praised while backing off. "You shifted defen

Chapter 146Elowen The declaration made me sob again because family had been such an abstract concept for so long, had been something I'd lost when my mother died, and now this woman was claiming me as hers without hesitation or conditions."I don't know what to say," I managed between tears."You don't have to say anything," she assured me. "Just know that you're never alone, not anymore, you have us and we have you and that's what family means."I threw my arms around her and let myself be held by a mother who wasn't mine by blood but chose to be mine anyway, let myself accept love I hadn't known I was desperate for.When I finally pulled back Alex's brothers were openly crying and their mother was dabbing at her own eyes, and somehow that shared vulnerability made the moment even more precious."Thank you," I whispered. "Thank you for taking care of him when I couldn't.""Always," she promised. "For as long as I'm breathing, your father's grave will be maintained."I turned back t