ALAENA’S POV The battlefield was chaotic, and I was thriving in it. The other lady Sofeya, is her name. I had heard Roy say her name. She was helping me out, we were taking on the Croonie army together with the Children of the Forest And honestly, any help at this point would be very much welcomed, but I couldn’t help but think about who she was to Roy even in the midst of the battle. Every swing of my claws sliced through flesh. Every movement was precise, fueled by a raw, untamed energy that surged through me. My poison-tipped claws dug deep into a Croonie’s chest, and before I could even pull back, its gross face twisted in agony. A heartbeat later, its form begins shifting, flesh rippling, bones cracking—until suddenly, a man stood where the monster had been, eyes wide with h

