Alpha Zane’s Surrogate
The words left my lips in a low, dangerous tone I barely recognized, like they weren’t just spoken… they were promised.
A movement in front of me pulled my attention.
The veiled woman stepped forward slightly, her presence cutting through the rising storm inside me.
“No Naya… You cannot…”
“No!”
I didn’t let her finish.
The word tore out of me in a roar, sharp and absolute, fueled by something deeper than anger…something raw and uncontrollable.
And in that moment…
Something snapped.
A loud metallic crack echoed through the room.
The chains around my wrist…
Broke.
The sound of metal hitting the concrete floor rang out heavily, final, as the weight that had held me down just… gave way.