Estella’s POV
Years. YEARS! I didn’t have that kind of time.
“Then I’ll do it! I’ll train, I’ll fight, whatever it takes! I can’t just wait, I need to find them! I need to know they’re alive!” I blurted.
Dane’s expression hardened.
“You’re not listening, Estella. The situation on the front lines is worse than it’s ever been! Sending you there now would be suicide.”
“I can handle myself!” I snapped, my voice rising before I could stop it. “You said it yourself! I’m not like the others. I can transform into a bipedal wolf, I have magic, I can do rapid transformation…”
“You can barely control your magic properly!” he snapped, cutting me off. “Do you even hear yourself? This isn’t a school exercise, this is war! You think sheer willpower will stop a vampire?”
I winced at his words, but
