Chapter 52 

~Valeria ~ Grimm turns his focus to Stephan and Raphael, locked in a vicious struggle, both drenched in blood. With a growl, Grimm leaps and sinks his jaws into Stephan’s back. Stephan is finished. He cannot stand against both Raphael and Grimm. The clash—if two Alphas against one can be called a fight—bursts through the castle’s great doors out into the field. Now everyone sees. People rush down the stairs, drawn by the chaos. “Miss Valeria!” Ronan helps me up. “Take me outside!” He helps me through the door where I watch Grimm hold Stephan down, and Raphael delivers the final blow, biting into Stephan’s neck and breaking it. Gasps ripple through the crowd. Murmurs rise. “What is going on?” “What happened?!” Raphael turns to Grimm, but Grimm growls at him. “No…” I whisper. Then Grimm turns on us too, eyes wild, as if everyone is his enemy. I think… he lost control. He backs away, then bolts into the woods. That’s all I remember. I didn’t black out, but the next few hours passed in a d