Chapter 256

• As much as we'd tried to steel ourselves, no amount of planning could keep the fear from twisting in my gut. I hadn't wanted to believe the Fae would come, let alone that they would want anything to do with me. It all felt like some feverish nightmare, the kind that couldn't possibly be real.
• People didn’t just transform into a new species overnight, only to discover a staggering power now thrummed within them. Yet the thick, black smoke billowing into the sky was proof undeniable: the Fae were here, and they meant business.
• Our plan was simple, if not without risk. Emiliano would lead them as far away as possible while Leonardo and I made our escape back to his pack. Emiliano was convinced the Fae would ignore him— he wasn’t their target. It was me they wanted. They craved the power now woven into my very being, a power that, if ripped away, would leave me dead. I knew that. Surviving another transformation was impossible; I would end up just like my parents—a lifeless shell.