Chapter 23: Apex
"Agh..." Hades stumbled into his room, his body drenched in sweat.
Every step felt like dragging chains. His breath came in ragged bursts, chest heaving unnaturally. He barely reached the bed, gripping the frame like a lifeline.
His vision flickered—blurring and clearing with every heartbeat.
He couldn’t think. Couldn’t focus. All he could feel now... were urges.
His skin burned. Blood roared in his ears. His heart thudded like a beast trying to escape his chest.
Looking down, he realised he was hot in every sense.
’What the hell is happening to me?’
[Never slaughtered. Never tasted raw blood. Never mated. What did you expect? You’re born from instinct, and you’ve ignored it.]
Hades let out a low growl, fingers digging into the wood.
"I’m no beast... then why the hell am I feeling like this?"
He could barely control himself. Muscles shaking. Breath short. The need to tear, to devour, to take—it was rising fast. Too fast.