VALERIA
It was another massive brown Lycan Quinn dripping blood from multiple wounds, who began battling Aldric, assailing him alongside Celine in her vampire form.
I knew they were defending me, rebelling against the King for my sake.
I appreciated their loyalty, but this was not how I wanted things to end.
Everything was the result of my fears and indecision.
The forest was filled with roars and the stench of thick blood.
I began absorbing all the fog brimming with dark energy around me.
My wings beat fiercely, creating gusts of air that swept away the illusions and deceptions.
My feet lifted a few inches off the ground, and the moonlight started piercing the darkness.
But there was too much dark energy, and I was just a novice at controlling my power.
I opened my eyes just as
