…He reached for Sabrina, his hand clamping around the back of her neck. She screamed, her voice high-pitched and desperate as he dragged her toward me.“Stop!” I yelled, the pain in my chest forgotten as panic surged through me.He ignored me, his grip on her tightening as she thrashed against him. “You want to protect her so badly?” he said, his eyes glinting with malice. “Then prove you’re strong enough to do it.”I froze, the memory of the stable flashing through my mind. I was seven, still so small, when the beast inside me first took over. I had begged him to stop pushing me, to leave me alone, but he hadn’t listened. By the time it was over, the horses were dead, their blood staining the hay, and I was left shaking in the corner, terrified of myself.“You remember what happened last time, don’t you?” my father said, his voice soft but no less dangerous. “Let it out, Lucas. Show her what you’re capable of.”“No,” I whispered, my hands clenching into fists.He sighed, shaking his
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