VALERIA

I close the bathroom door and hear Aldric sighing in frustration outside.

Eventually, he leaves and lets me be alone.

He entered the room on the second floor, climbing through the window from the forest in his lycan form.

I hear him searching for clothes and changing.

The door to the room opens and closes.

He's going to settle matters with the Alpha's family, who will no longer be the Alpha of this pack.

I begin removing my wet clothes, processing everything that happened.

I swallow the knot in my throat at the thought of Edward and close my eyes in pain, holding his memory deep in my chest.

My hands reach into the inner pocket of my dress, and this is the main reason I pushed Aldric away.

I felt the power of the relic the moment I opened my eyes again and hid it from him. I didn't remember things clearly enough to explain if he asked.

My mind is full of blanks, just like every time I woke up from those strange episodes, but now there was a witness—Celine.

Fear gripped me. Fea