Valerie's POV

I paced around my chambers clearly distressed. My white heels were clicking sharply against the marble floor as each step I took was louder than the last. Damn it!

My heart wouldn’t stop pounding like it was going to explode.

The image of Seraphina transforming into that monstrous thing kept flashing in my mind... but what truly shook me... that one thing that burned deeper in me... was the way Lucien had looked at her.

Gosh! Did you see those ...