Jem Pov
It was amazing, this power inside of me. The way my wings felt as I spread them wide, the veins stretching, the thin leathery material of my wings, the big powerful strokes as I flew through the air. I could barely think about it, about the joy I felt finally being one with my true self, because all I could do was feel pain; and anger. White-hot anger burning through me, racing through me, until it filled my belly and spilled through the air, shooting at my prey. He’s always been my prey, from the moment I was born, I supposed. I was born for two purposes. To love Aislyn, and to kill my father. Those are my two truths, the two that I hold on to, and the two that I’ll do everything to complete. Even now, as I fly through the air, trying to keep up with my father’s speed, I can
