“Stop!” Zeda ran and stood in between Lucian and Vyr, and the crowd gasped.

“Zeda, no!” Carrie’s voice was a cry of pure horror. “Get away from them!”

Zeda ignored the shouts to leave and instead glared at Lucian. "Don’t you dare attack him again.”

“Zeda, I’m losing control right now,” Lucian’s voice was a low growl, far from human. “Get away from here and let me kill him.”

“No! Control the monster,” she said to him, her voice firm. She wanted to ...