"Yes, the beast," Zara confirmed. "During the full moon, Kieran transforms into something that's no longer fully in control of itself. He loses his human consciousness and becomes pure instinct and rage and hunger. He's killed people during those transformations, Diana."

I felt ice run through my veins at her words because they confirmed what I had already suspected but didn't want to believe. "He killed Elara during a full moon transformation, didn't he? That's what happened seven years ...