Blood moon's shadow's
ght air, raw and heavy, cut
ft me a
rself. The pain she felt was more than physical now-it was the sting of abandonm
gently, his voice low. "It doe
anger flickering in her chest. "If
m, Ronan leaned casually against a tree, his smirk gon
acteristically somber. "Families run when they can't handl
the stranger who seemed to know too much. "W
" he said simply. "More im
ss him, another wave of pain hit her, more intense than the last
er side in an instant,
hear the wind rustling the leaves, the distant howl of wolves, and even the faint hum of insect
s voice urgent. "It's pulling at
ena gasped, her nails
aid, stepping closer. "It's who you are
s growled, his
e. "Listen to me, Lena. You're stronger than this. You j
he looked between the two men. One offering com
n it ha
skin burned, her muscles stretching and shifting as if they were no longer her
m despite the urgency in his tone. "B
the ground, her nails elongating, her senses sharpening to an almost unbearable d
suddenly as it b
coming in shallow gasps. The world around her
's voice was s
Her hands were still her own, her body aching but intact. F
oved, and the
les, the faint metallic tang of blood. She could hear the rustle of animals moving in t
trembling. "I... I didn't f
flooding his features. "You're
mpressed. "Or she's holding b
m. "What's that s
t done with you," Ronan said.
warning look. "Tha
he needs to know the truth. This isn't over
sinking in. She looked at Darius, her voice trem
d, his silence
led the air. They weren't like the lone, mournful call she'd
body tense. "We
ked, strugglin
y one the moon's calling to
no humor in it. "Looks like the pack
r, the sound surrounding them. She looked at
ey want?" s
is voice low. "But if the
Ronan finished, hi
The forest seemed to close in around her,
" she whispered,
is tone firm but gentle. "Tru
ng now, the sound comi
fought to keep control. But deep down, she knew s
ing eyes appeared in the dark
ave her from w