Allow me to introduce myself. My name was Lena. Valencia Drake to be exact, and I have lived a thousand lives, died two thousand deaths, but the savage beast inside me refuses to cower and break. My past was a mystery and my future full of uncertainty. I never expected this to change, until the night my secret abilities expose me to a world I never knew existed, and life as I knew it became a whole lot more complicated. And dangerous. Which is ironic really, because at only sixteen I knew all about the darkness in this world and evil lurking behind the perfect mask. Or so I believed. Sure, I always knew I was different from my adoptive family...that I wasn't human like them—but how exactly does one find answers without ending up in the wrong hands? Even now I'm not sure if I'm in the right hands, especially not after some of the reactions to my mere existence. I don't trust anyone here, their thoughts are mostly of power and how they could use me. But what other choice do I have? My powers grow stronger by the day and with no idea how to control them, my fear of accidentally hurting someone I loved—yeah, I'd rather cut out my own heart before ever allowing that shit to happen. So I guess paranormal is my new way of life. It's not going to be easy, and I'm not exactly welcome. Lucky I'm made of tougher stuff. And maybe...just maybe by attending their prestigious school, I will get a chance at something I've never had. A normal life. I'm getting ahead of myself, before I tell you about those testing moments and how they changed me, you have to know how it all began...

Allow me to introduce myself. My name was Lena. Valencia Drake to be exact, and I have lived a thousand lives, died two thousand deaths, but the savage beast inside me refused to cower and break. My past is a mystery and my future is full of uncertainty. I never expected this to change, until the night my secret abilities expose me to a world I never knew existed, and life as I knew it became a whole lot more complicated. And dangerous. Which is ironic really, because at only sixteen I knew all about the darkness in this world and the evil lurking behind a perfect mask. Or so I believed. Sure, I always knew I was different from my adoptive family...by that I mean wasn't human like them—but how exactly does one find answers without ending up in the wrong hands? Even now I'm not sure if I am in the right hands, especially not after some of the reactions to my mere existence. I don't trust anyone here, their thoughts are mostly of power and how they could use me. But what other choice do I have? My powers grow stronger by the day and with no idea how to control them, my fear of accidentally hurting those I loved—yeah, I'd rather cut out my own heart before ever allowing that s**t to happen. Guess paranormal is my new way of life. It's not going to be easy, but lucky I'm made of tougher stuff. And maybe...just maybe by attending their prestigious school, I will get a chance at something I've never had. A normal life. I'm getting ahead of myself, before I tell you about those testing moments and how they changed me, you have to know how it all began