Bonded To The Alpha God of War
Its eyes locked onto Lucien… unnervingly aware and unnervingly intelligent.
Slowly, unnaturally, it slithered downward.
Halfway through the descent, the change began.
Scales rippled, splitting apart as feathers burst forth in a violent shudder. The serpent’s form twisted mid-motion, bones cracking audibly as its body shrank and reshaped. Wings tore free. A crow replaced the snake, black feathers cutting sharply through the gloom as it beat the air once, twice…
Then the crow twisted again.
Feathers folded inward, dissolving into shadow as limbs stretched and snapped into place. The bird struck the forest floor lightly, yet the sound carried weight. When the darkness peeled back, a woman stood