Zeph's POV
"It's okay," I tell Kestrel, trying to keep my voice steady even though her bones are literally cracking beneath her skin.
"It's NOT okay!" she yells, her glowing eyes wild with panic and rage. "They keep hurting you, Zeph! They keep—"
"She should worry about herself," Diego cuts in, his voice shaking. "Not you…. what's this, You're the dangerous one here."
That's it…..I've had enough of this foreplay.
The switch flips inside me and I move with speed that's definitely not human. My fist connects with the Brick Wall's face, and I feel his jaw shatter under my knuckles. He drops like a sack of rocks. The satisfaction is immediate and brutal.
Scarface comes at me with the syringe, but I'm faster. I grab his wrist, twist it until I hear the snap, then smash his head against th
