ELISE POV

I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't stop the anger coursing through my very being as I watched Lilith about to smash the bracelet. I let Alba partially out, my growl renting the air. I didn't have the time to think about the repercussions of letting Alba out.

But then something else happened at the same time.

A powerful growl swept through the forest air, making the chirping birds fly out in panic. The growl was followed by a voice and an aura so powerful that it swept through us ...