Asher's POV

By the time Papa and I reached the courtyard, the air was thick with an energy I had never felt before. The ground trembled beneath our boots, and a strange purple glow spread through the darkness like wildfire.

I froze when I saw her, her skin shimmered, her body began to change.

My heart stopped as I watched her bones crack and reform, her frame bending in impossible ways. A violet light enveloped her, glowing brighter with every heartbeat. Her screams turned to deep growls ...