He staggered, snarling. But I didn’t stop. Not for a second. Because this fight wasn’t just for me. It was for Kat. My mate. My reason. And Jonas? Jonas was going to regret the day he ever crossed her. I didn’t hesitate. I slammed my fist into Jonas’s face again and again, each punch a hammer strike fueled by every cruel thing he’d done to Kat. His sneer twisted into a grimace of pain, but he kept coming. Pathetic. “You think you can survive this?” I growled, grabbing him by the collar and yanking him closer, teeth bared like a beast ready to tear him apart. “You think you can have her? My mate?” Jonas spat blood on my chest, eyes wild and desperate. I cracked my knuckles, grinning grimly. “Let me tell you what she really is.” I stepped back, fists raised, and the dance began

