Chapter 30

Valerie's POV

I didn't move.

I couldn't, even if I wanted to.

His eyes felt like they had already captured my soul.

Much more than my wolf, Zira, for she spoke to me for the second time, but her words were all about the man before me—like a siren, alluring me with his presence.

I'm doomed, right?

My entire body trembled—not just from the coldness of the lake—but from how he kept approaching me wit