The moment Luca Morano's body began to distort, an electric shiver cracked through the night like lightning striking bone.
Romeo froze, Daisy clasped a hand over her mouth, stumbling backward as the air around them warped—heavy, charged, almost metallic, as if the universe itself was holding its breath.
Luca… wasn't Luca anymore.
His spine arched, each vertebra pushing against his skin like something inside wanted to tear its way out. His eyes—his eyes glowed a violent, unnatural silver that drowned out every trace of warmth.
It wasn't rage alone,It was heartbreak,It was betrayal.
It was the unbearable terror of losing Alessia.
And now, all of it had carved itself into something monstrous.
Romeo's voice trembled.
"Luca… hey—brother listen to me. You need to breathe. You need to....."
The sound that tore out of Luca's throat was no human sound. Not a cry, not a scream.
A growl, a guttural, brutal vibration that shook the river and made the trees bow as if frightened.
