Bound to the Triplet Alphas

JAXON POV

The Shadow Lord fortress burst in flames as I crashed through its walls.

I didn’t care about tactics. I didn’t care about backup. All I cared about was making them pay for what they did to Dad.

"Where is he?" I roared, taking a Shadow Guard by the throat. Dragon fire burned in my blood, making my eyes glow orange. "Where’s the thing that killed my father?"

The guard’s face went white with fear. "P-please, I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

I threw him across the room, where he hit the stone wall with a painful crack. My dragon side was taking over, and I wasn’t fighting it. For once, I was letting the beast free.

More guards rushed in, their black metal clanking. I didn’t even shift fully. My claws lengthened, my fangs grew longer, and dragon fire poured from my hands like water.

"Come on then!" I yelled, spreading my arms wide. "All of you at once!"

They struck together, thinking numbers would save them. They were wrong.

I moved like lightning, my dragon speed making me almost invisible. One guard swung his sword at my head. I ducked under it and drove my claws through his chest plate. Another tried to stab me from behind. I spun around and grabbed his blade, melting it with my bare hands.

"This is for my father!" I screamed, sending a blast of fire that turned three more guards to ash.

But the more I fought, the angrier I got. Dad was gone forever. Nothing I did here would bring him back. The anger was eating me alive from the inside.