BENEATH THE MOON'S BITE

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she said, her voi

se Rafe as a bargaining chip, th

d, the reality of settling strangely in my brain.

you to take power

e in his way." She turned

s revere the old myths they'll test your connection to the moon... If

y." I finished. The

t sense your alpha?" she ask

mom." I rep

nnection strongly, and want to speak through it." Her eyes

bond with

hed. Sh

strength right now

e it against you, the trial will try to break it

calm center,so as to avoid what happened ea

hard

, they may disqualify the test, they

ules, all I cared about was

ow

Breathe, don't reach for the wolf, don't reac

thr

bond. It's not just a feeling. For us

of the cell, the fear. I focused inward. Past

light in my mind's eye, stretching away from me into the dar

y mother

n't pull

n to it. Let i

it, the proof that he was alive

e other thing, the silver, restless pool of power that had been churning insid

lm." I w

ter." she said w

e anchor that h

must find it tomorrow, no

lt crashed

bowl of stew and a hunk of bread, he placed it on the floor just

be hungry." he sa

stomach was actually t

crossing his arms, he was ignoring my m

N

g his teeth, he didn't loo

, all the Kindred will be there. It's quite a show." He

think you can pass, you have your m

u down to your most basic instinct, and when you're broken, when you're nothin

o her, an Alpha glare so potent I felt the p

onal tone. "So here's my final offer. You don't have to

sure you're... comfortable. And I'll let your precious Rafe live

nt cold. "Y

m." Caleb's smile wa

ning my guards, very stubborn. But everyone breaks."

it, try to win, and I'll have him killed before the moon re

er. He turned and walked o