CAPTURE VALLE

Leonard stood frozen, his mouth agape, struggling to process the words that had just tumbled out of Alexa’s mouth. The soft light in the dim room cast a warm glow on her face, but it only heightened the chill that crept up his spine. “Supernatural being?” he repeated incredulously, his mind racing.

He turned to her, searching her face for any sign that she was joking, but the seriousness etched in her features told him otherwise. “You’re trying to tell me that there’s… a monster out there after you?” He couldn't keep the disbelief from creeping into his voice, as if merely saying the words out loud could somehow make this all more real.

Alexa let out a deep sigh, rubbing her temples as if warding off a coming headache. “You’re missing the point, Leonard. He’s not a monster,” she insisted, her eyes pleading for him to understand. “You’ve got to see he’s more complicated than that.”

Leonard furrowed his brow, the confusion deepening. “From everything you just told me about that Alpha Va