VALERIA

My heart was hanging by a thread, shocked, but I couldn’t just sit and watch Aldric fight to the death against the Vampire King. I had to act—I had my own power too.

I pushed myself up from the ground; fainting was a luxury I couldn’t afford. I had to save my friends—we all had to get out of here.

"I am strong, I am strong, I am strong."

I repeated it in my mind over and over as I stood and lunged at the vampires already battling Quinn and Celine.

Their powers were restricted by those h