Syrn's POV The two maids, Martha and Sarah, had their hands clamped under my armpits, their fingers digging into my skin with a tremor they couldn't hide. I felt the wet, sticky heat of the blood soaking into their uniforms, and the smell of it—my own copper-tang—was intoxicating.Deep inside, my wolf began to pace the cage of my ribs. She let out a low, vibrating howl that resonated in my throat, a primal urge to snap my jaws shut on their jugulars and feel the spray of their life against my face. *Kill them,* she snarled. *Tear the fear right out of their chests.*I sucked the urge back, swallowing the growl. My throat burned with the effort. *Not yet,* I told the beast. *Let them be afraid.*"You're shaking," I rasped, my voice sounding like gravel grinding together. "Am I that heavy, Martha? Or is it the blood?""Please, Miss Syrn," Martha whimpered, her eyes fixed strictly on the stairs ahead. "Just keep walking. The Alpha said to get you to your room.""The Alpha says a lot of
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