POV: Thelma

The power exploding through me felt like lightning trapped inside my bones. Thalia's rage was so intense, so overwhelming, that for a moment I lost myself completely. All I could feel was her fury at being caged, her hatred for the people who had hurt us, her absolute refusal to be stolen from..

"Stop her!" Marcus shouted, but his voice sounded like it was coming from underwater.

The golden light blazing from my eyes grew brighter, and I felt my body beginning to shift. But this wasn't like a normal transformation. This was violent, chaotic, fueled by twenty-three years of suppressed rage and the magical backlash from the...