Chapter 47

A blast of heavy icy air swirled from where Stefano was standing and around everybody near him, and everybody stopped fighting as they gaped at what was happening. The frost and wind was biting, they could barely move forward and could only cover their eyes. But it was enough for Francesca to see four vine-like horns spring up from Stefano's head. His eyes turned obsidian and he began to scream in pain as a hard shell-like covering erupted from his own body, penetrating the human skin over it.

"Oh, lookie. The pride demon finally's out of his skin." Veronica smirked. "His skin, being Stefano."

"That's Stefano? What do you mean?" Kaya asked, her gaze transfixed and horrified. The other Alphas had come closer, too, their jaws dropping to the floor at the sight and their faces reflected horror and confusion.

Francesca inherently knew what was happening, of course. She didn't know how it was possible. Maybe it was Selene, silently planting her own wisdom and knowledge in their shared m