Elyse pov
I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
Silver hair. Brown eyes. The same face I’d always had, but different somehow. Otherworldly.
Was this really me? Or had the transformation taken the real Elyse and left this, this stranger in her place?
“You’re beautiful.” Ronan appeared behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist. “Even more beautiful than before.”
“I look like someone else. Like…”
“Like the powerful woman you’ve always been. This is just the outside finally matching the inside.”
I wanted to believe him. But every time I caught my reflection, I startled. Who was this silver-haired woman staring back?
“Ready?” Ronan asked gently. “We don’t have to do this today if you’re not…”
“No. I need answers. Need to understand what I’ve become.” I turned in his arms. “And s
