" It was pathetic how little prodding he needed to unleash the beast.

Severus had been trying. So. Damn. Hard. To ignore his baser instincts. To dissuade her, to throw her off. Moira had become too comfortable in his company, and she didn’t know the danger she put herself in.

But to insult his gifts. To doubt his power, the only natural talent Severus possessed… Well, she had crossed the line.

And now she would taste the consequences. "

― Liz Meldon , Prey (The Hunt, #2)