Chapter 16

Valeria

Wide eyes stare at me.

How did I just do that?

“V-Valeria…” My father doesn’t look away from me as he helps Mother up.

I glance at my hands.

“You are strong… you—”

“How?” I whisper.

Father studies me as though I’m both a miracle and a threat. “A… a late bloomer perhaps? You are a true werewolf after all,” he says, sounding very unsure.

That makes no sense. I’ve never heard of something like this happening. You’re either a true werewolf and get this strength when you gain your wo