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