KATHERINE

"Come closer with Alexia, but leave that monster behind, or there’s no deal!"

I looked at Elliot; he didn’t seem willing to let me go.

"I need to do this. Don’t worry, I can handle it, I can," I told him, trying to calm him down.

He wasn’t happy at all. He shifted restlessly, growling.

"Besides, you can’t step onto the bridge. You’re too heavy; it wouldn’t hold," I pointed out another logical reason.

I wasn’t exactly sure how his transformation worked.

In the end, after much persuasio