VALERIA

He screams at me, and it's terrifying to see Edward's distorted features twisted into cruel, adult expressions.

I reach into my neckline and pull out the star, its sharp tips stained red with my blood.

He extends his small hand and steps closer. I stretch mine too, trembling.

Something screams inside me that he must not have it, that I've already revealed too much.

My mind races frantically, trying not to look behind him so I don't give away Celine, who is slowly approaching. I tighten my grip on the relic, the metal shimmering like moonlight.

Just before it falls into his grasp, he tenses and suddenly spins around to face the ambush from the Alpha.

Dark shadows project from the boy’s small body as he now battles Celine.

"So, you managed to defeat my sentinel. You're quite a girl full of secrets... I wonder what Aldric Throne would say about this," he mocks.

I watch in horror as sharp claws grow from Edward's hands, his speed almost impossible to track with the naked eye, and