LUNAR RECKONING

bly far off. At the point when I understood it was the mouse concealing under the kitchen sink, I dropped the plate I was holding. The breaking sound

the breaks in the windows like an excluded shout. My own pulse thu

queezing my palms harder against my ears. Bu

ough the forest. My feet weren't my feet; they were claws, powerful and lethal. The scents in the air were vivid and layered, e

a fleeting second, they weren't my familiar brown-they

ne morning, looking like he'd been carved from stone. His dark e

, stepping inside without

ou too," I snapped

tone was clipped. "Ho

nger and a desperate need f

ghtened. "Dreams

reluctantly. "I feel l

But you're on the edge. If you

d start tearing people apart?" My voic

e was answ

" he said, pacing the parlor like a fretful hunter. "Your powers are awakening, and

mumbled, however the mockery passed on in my t

ll take over if you're not careful. The wolf

arms over myself. "I don

is voice mellowing simply a small porti

ay, I opposed - more in a spirit of meanness than whatever else. Be that as it may, the dreams were getting worse, and the heightened senses

ly. He was all that Grayson wasn't - gentle, quiet, and unobtrusively sure. Whe

offering me a comforting grin. "I

essed, looking at Grayson, who was glow

"Mostly neutr

y of making me feel... normal, even when everything else in my life was spiraling out of control. He liste

r I'd failed-again-to focus on suppressing my heightened

them?" I asked, my voic

quiet conviction. "You're

me forget how terrifying ev

alon sh

scent of smoke. Not cigarette smoke-this was woodsmoke, sharp

rin. His leather jacket looked like it had seen better days, and his h

manded, my voice st

luid grace that sent my nerves screaming. "Rogue werewolf

" I asked,

ng me like a predator sizing up its prey. "The li

eart hammering in my chest. "I

at scent of yours? It's unmistakab

"Don't cal

aid approvingl

slice through the strain like a blade.

ng. "Unwind, Alpha. Trying to

re," Grayson snarled,

sness. "I'm simply attempting to take care

equested, steppin

the pack couldn't care less about you, Evelyn. They care abo

im," Grayson snapped, his tone

Enlighten her concerning the prediction. Tell

fixed, however

my chest tighteni

quite a while. Your bloodline conveys a power that witches and werewolve

ered back, my psyche hustling.

"Furthermore, to get by, you want to quit confiding i

snapped, stepping f

e. "Contemplate what I said, darling

vanishing into the shadows

ead rising to the surface. "What

g a hand through his h

y voice shaking. "Y

ings being equal, he left, leaving me alon