ZELENA THE MOON GODDESS REBORN

ms, their snarls filling the forest. Panic spread like wildfire, a suffocating weight settling over us. My own heart pounded in my c

hunters were getting closer, and she knew too much. I knew I couldn't escape what was a

few feet away, tension etched into his face. His eyes, though steady, coul

everything crashing down on me. "Where

here Dolph had fallen. "There's a cave sy

ation boiling over. "We ca

that can not control. What if-"

re stronger than you think, Zelena. We'll figure this

he didn't understand. The power inside me-it was growing, c

hed my ribs in shock. The world whirled, and the sounds of the forest-the howls, the snarls, the footstep

to fight it. But the power surged agai

an instant, his voice thick with f

could say anything, a surge of energy exp

My surroundings grew darker, with shadows beginning to appear at the edge of my v

elena... E

battles fought under the moon, wolves tearing through enemies, blood staining the earth. In every

around my thoughts, growing loude

e. Her power was too strong, too ancient. I could sense her

solid, reassuring hand

through the fog in my head. "You're still here. You'

I whispered, "I-I can't s

, his grip tightening. "Yo

r inside me begin to wane as I slowly concentrated on the sound of his voice and the w

f the moment crushing me. Gunner knelt be

st you," as he gently brushed

t weak and empty, as though all of the energy

est before either of us could say anythi

" Gunner snarl

not from our pack. Their movements were too cold, too calculated, and their eyes radiated

o his wolf form. His massive body bristled with tension, ready to

at I had only just managed to subdue stirred. It nudged at

was doing. He growled in protest, but I didn't stop. I couldn't. The

ate. I could barely control the intensity with which the Moon Goddess's en

, and the earth b

cracked and shifted. But something was wrong. The power-i

k cloak and having eyes that gleamed with an unnatural light similar

e one who had w

oth, taunting. "Looks like you've fi

he power falterin

. "I'm here to support you

t at first but getting brighter every second. An intricate circ

f energy coursing through my body grew stronger, and I could no longer

with a knowing smil

at, I staggered backward.

ting as the symbols pulsed with light. "You can't stop it, Zelena. This is yo

rror gripping me. "

ently. "You're the Moon Goddess reborn

is words took hold of me. My body became weightless, my consciousness fadin

went dark,

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