Chapter 75. The Monster Beneath

Lennox’s POV

The courtyard is chaos. I can barely tell who’s alive and who’s dead. Somewhere in the wreckage, I can still hear Louis’s name being shouted, broken, and torn from Levi’s throat.

And Alister’s laughter.

That sound cuts through everything. It doesn’t belong to a man; it belongs to something older, darker.

I shift before the thought can finish forming. My bones crack, my muscles twist, my fur tears through my skin. The pain is sharp, clean, and welcome.

The world sharpens instantly; colors are brighter, scents are clearer, and sounds are so intense they hurt my brain. The Lycan’s roar builds in my chest, deep and primal, rattling the air.

Alister turns toward me. His smile doesn’t falter. “Ah. The middle son. I was wondering when you’d finally stop hiding behind your humanity.”

I hit him before the last word leaves his mouth.

The impact sends him crashing through a column, shattering it into dust. I follow with my cla