Cursed:The Last Night of the Full Moon

esence of the lunar giant stirred something primal within the residents. They'd whisper ta

fferent. The air was electric, the sky a deep, foreboding crimson.

ed to grow darker, the shadows twisting into menacing f

some, Kaidën Blackwood was the last person I wanted to run into. We'd been sworn

th malice. "Look what we have here. Little Ember Stone,

fists clenched at my sides.

intensity. "I want to make sure you're safe tonight. Y

s something in his voice, something that hinted

lf," I spat, trying to s

eyebrow. "We'll

he night, leaving me wondering what he'd meant

er run down my spine. What did he mean by "what's coming"? And

e and lock the doors behind me. The blood moon was rising, and I had

ced a figure waiting by the entrance to my ap

rkling with excitement. "I've been

I asked, my cu

ove a whisper. "I heard that Kaidën's family is hosting it. An

yebrow. "What

e a feeling it's connected to the Curse of the

"You're right. Let's

a loud howl pierced the nig

ra whispered, her e

n't know, but I think i

o flicker, and the air grew colder. I knew then

Lyra grabbed my arm, her eyes wide

stay calm. "I don't know,

cking the door behind us. But as we caught

hadows, his eyes fixed on me

e?" I demanded, trying

ts fluid and predatory. "I told you

narrowed.

vered. "From the curse

nd died, plunging us into darkness. I heard Lyra'

he transfor

egin to shift and contort. His limbs lengthened, his senses

way from us in terror. "

's transformation was unlike anything I'd ever seen. He was bec

calm wash over me. It was as if I'd always known that Kaidën wa

s on two legs, his body a mass of muscle and fur.

ixed on Kaidën in terror. But I stood

ng there that gave me pause. Something that made

rk of awareness that seemed to say: "I

only the beginning. There was something more, something

step closer. His eyes burned with an inner fire,

husky. "You're in danger. The curse is

caught in my throat. Kaidën's w

rned to see her backing away from the w

skipped a beat. Outside, the sky was filling w

d, his body tensing. "The

ndow shattered, and t