"Enough!!" Damon's voice boomed across the training grounds like a clap of thunder.
The commanding force in his shout was absolute, and Saint's body instinctively froze mid-motion. The elite warrior who had been locked in combat with Jacob halted just as abruptly, dropping into a defensive stance but lowering his fists.
The sheer weight of exhaustion crashed over Jacob all at once. Every muscle screamed in agony, and his lungs burned as if filled with ash. Yielding to the fatigue, he initiated the shift back to his human form. The transition was a blur of retracting fur, shifting bones, and a fleeting wave of vertigo.
