BENEATH THE MOON'S BITE

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fists like he was ready to fight the door itself. The knock c

voice went low, and lethal

hear more. I didn't imagine it, that voice, it was rough, older, and familiar in the worst way

ther w

ffin....I sa

elf hoarse while they lo

niffing the air like it might offer answe

ere weak, and still trembling from earlier, but I couldn't sit s

was like a statue, but the energ

opened t

a black hoodie soaked from the night drizzle,

eath left

ck, as the memories hit m

er his eyes and a fres

e brother,"

liberately blocking the

n looked past him again. "It's not your bu

y, enough that the light caught the faint shimmer of fur

his arm. His skin was burning, and tense. He didn't look a

ured, squeezing his

, with a noise that sounded l

r all over the hardwood, and his eyes never leaving me

and I threw him a quick gla

er or confusion, I couldn

at and I let them, it was th

m wh

hair, then looked at Rafe aga

ance," Ra

s making it hard to breathe. "Zayne, j

ftened, jus

h and it's big, whispers and rumors are spreading fast. Packs are on their edge, the moment you tu

ry, "What do yo

to Rafe again, "He d

sed to say anything makin

arkened, "You didn't

d to a whisper. "It

, and felt my stomach

e ans

s. "When did it happ

the woods, I blacked out

ch time. The others....our kind, they'll start comin

erent

finally turned away, pacing, and running a hand throug

ack to me, "You didn't an

ques

ll different. What did you

y throat felt tighter, "W

let out a bitter laugh. "You didn'

art s

st standing there, staring out the window like if he

n, "Do you know w

e that," Rafe snapped,

ayne shot back. "He's not

arked, but his

y. "You should've told him

arm, "Know what

t me and I saw it then, the storm i

hat, I've heard of it in the old tales

. "What are

's head snapped toward the wi

oving, "Get him to

y heart going up again li

aid darkly, "it won't matter who

bed my han

afe turned to face the door, h

lized that whatever I was