Chapter 81

Killian's point of view

"What?!"

Sheila. The gifted one?

"What are you saying, Valerie?" I muttered, leaning on the table that stood between me and her. "How can my mate be the gifted one?"

"I know how that sounds, but it's not entirely impossible," Valerie said, turning to everyone. "We all can agree that tonight we've seen things that are impossible happen."

"Yeah, starting with what happened to me, Ria, and the warriors," Allen said, and my gaze darted to Valerie.

Before I could ask the questions in my chest, Morgan beat me to it. "Was Sheila responsible for that?"

Everyone's curious gaze darted to Valerie, who was silent for brief seconds. "No," she said quietly, "Luna has nothing to do with that," she added.

"Why do you think —" I began but she sliced through my words.

"The blood rage, it was her presence that broke you out of the blood moon's effect," Valerie muttered, "I know exactly how it sounds, that's why as soon as sh