MARKED BY THE MOON; SHE WHO SHINES IN BLACK

ia's

to raid their house, was the way I jerked up after hearing that voice. The only difference was that it wasn't a movi

that voi

FIED: MOON-BLESSED. STATUS:

t was mildly constipated and deeply confused. Did I just awaken a system

eakdown. A voice in my head was talking about powers like I was the chosen one from some

eiling. "Okay. Wha

the rules of logic. But then my fingers tingled, and my heart beat like it had hear

seventeen. The weird moonlight, dream, glowing woman who dressed lik

o say I imagined it anyway. There's no point in calling him. Would have called my stepmom, b

ping a crime scene. My feet touched th

at the clo

a few minutes. I should get

eye open. There was something about the way she smiled at me that ma

less you counted floral tents and stretchy denial. But today I had no time to worry about aesthetics. I grabbed my black

nto a messy bun. Edges? Do

ening, I wasn't going to be caught dead without shiny lip

e bullies around. I had to get to the class before Ms Hale. Just another day in Northmont, the academ

there before me. By the time I reached the biology lab,

ooking up when I quietly entered, but I knew she smelled me. Her nostrils flared slightly, like a predator catching a new scent in the wind. T

said without turning. "Today's

t all. She didn't notice I came

burns that looked like they had their own gym routine, scooted slightly away from me. I was use

nd, "we're discussing lunar influence

he day with something that

ou all know, the moon does not simply affect our shifts. It speaks to our blood-activati

? My ears

e. Just a glance. But it fel

hiv

e-are more sensitive to moon resonance. Their systems may activat

ent

allo

leston

ake notes, but really I was scribbling moon resona

et. But something was rising inside me. A weird warmth. Like my body had turned

n... I

AL ATTACK DETECTED. EV

d and lo

ins. The usual suspects. Known for being rich, ruthless, an

ching me. No.

spine before a

rd her desk. Her

something und

whispered,

ON INCOMING.

uck

cursed perfume bottle-flew over

m went

y, her gaze burning

ice so calm it made me w

e ans

gure out how I knew. How I moved. How I w

NSTINCT RESPONSE – A

. It was helping me. I didn't

nside me ha