ana
ft before I left
lver-grey under the moonlight, said to be blessed by the Moon Goddess herself. Couples came he
ll and climbed. My ribs ached, a remi
it was, weathered by time
e. Back when he protected me from b
ket knife from my je
d. I needed to scrape it off
sm now,
mp. The knife slippe
clearing. Catalina was clingi
mistake," I said, suck
looked at the carving, then at me. For a second,
ran a manicured nail over the bark. "It's superstitious no
id. "Something you w
wed. She whispered so
ed. He took the k
id to Catalina. "It i
e letters off. He s
* Throu
* Throu
o deface a Moon Tree was bad luck. T
ve new letters above
.
ina M
ife into the wood with a final, v
of the tree. It felt like he had
ou just did," I whispere
care about a reject
keys from my pocket
" I s
back. She threw the keys toward the p
Jax said, but he did
car was my only way out of
the dark water. The keys had la
groped in the mud, my fing
I gasped, cluty legs
rning sensation erupted all over my
sed up. My li
fsba
ly plant that could paralyze a wolf's nervous system in
scream, but only
re open, stinging. Through the distorte
ripples. He frowned,
" he cal
hriek, clutching her chest. "J
e water, then at Catalina
shouted at the pond, his voice mu
I was faki
ned hi
te scoop up Catalina and walk
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