Axel||
After Ares and Asher left, the silence in my chamber felt suffocating. The weight of my decisions hung heavy in the air, a constant reminder of the chaos I had unleashed.
I sat at my desk, staring at the map of our kingdom, the intricate lines and markings blurring together as my thoughts spiraled.
What had I done?
I turned slowly and my gaze settled on the cage in the corner of the room. It was a monstrous construct of iron bars and heavy chains, designed to contain the beast that lurked within me.
We had a special room for it, but this cage was always here, in case I didn't make it to the room in good time.
Every full moon, when the curse took hold and my Lycan bloodlust became unbearable, I would lock myself inside that cage to protect those around me.
The sight of it fill
