Blood moon's shadow's
sparks in a black void. The air grew thick with tension, a
Darius said, his v
iar mixture of fear and rage. The part of her that still felt human
ed but his eyes sharp, watching the approachin
moonlight. It was massive, its shoulders nearly level with Darius's chest. Its eyes
said, his tone
contorted as the creature transformed, rising on two legs. Within moments, a man stood where the w
voice smooth but carrying a
," Darius replie
Lena, his expression unre
tinctively pressing closer
faint smile. "I'm the one wh
stepping forward. "She's
th menace. "But she's untrained, untested. You kno
," Darius
w. "You're willing to s
s said witho
his voice, but fear still coiled in her chest.
tion is the most dangerous. If you lose yourself to the wo
hurned. "I didn'
said coldly. "But that do
Some began to shift, their forms taking on a mix of human and beast. T
" Darius said, hi
ked. "Neith
pockets. "Alright, Alaric, we get it. You're the big, scary a
onan, his eyes narrowing.
rous. "If Lena's as important as I think she is, k
ith something unreadable.
irk returning. "But hey, don't listen to me. Go ahead and tr
rew heavier, the wolves shift
ius said, hi
with a shrug. "Just
ent before returning to Lena. He stepped
ietly. "The pull of the moon. The pow
look away. "I don't want this,"
want," Alaric said. "What ma
. "If you lose control, if you hurt anyon
d, her thr
ponsible for her now. If she's a dan
Darius said, h
ck into his wolf form and disappeared i
t again, the tension l
ing the silence. "That we
"Better? He just thr
worse," Ronan s
arp. He turned to Lena, his expr
her body still tr
k will be watching. We need to stay ahead o
her fear returning
"You will," he said, though his voic
I'm sure Alaric will be
Darius
ighten the mood," Ronan
he spot where Alaric had disappeared. She didn't kn
ear: she couldn't ru
in the sky, Lena made a
would fight to take it back-even if it meant facing the