Moonbound Secrets

g. All day, Ellie's cryptic message and Caleb's warning had been bothering me like an unsatisfactory

as oddly quiet in the meadow, as if everyone had stopped to see me. I stooped to take a pi

ic

r than it should have. I ignored the tingle that raced down my spine

ic

small but noticeable glimmer of

be the reflection of a stray glass fragment or the moon catching on dew

me. I moved closer to the jungl

most mesmerizing. I felt as if it drew me in with its soft pulse. The soun

at that

y delicate, as if it belonged in a another era. The focal point was a detailed stone carving of a

ars, I paused. However, the pendant's slightly pulsat

yself, my fingers cur

, but it was electric, like static crackling over my skin. T

ts. A wind rustled the trees, whispering through the bra

I hea

ear grumble, de

e darkness, but all I saw were the unending, gloomy trees. Th

My voice was tre

a brief period of quiet. Then s

asn't t

leton build. His lips curved into a savage, predatory grin, and h

anger as he remarked, "You've made a

ghtened my hold on the

grew wider. "Who are you to think you can take what

nd. He was a few steps away one moment, and then he was towering ab

o him and knocked him to the g

is voice was harsh, almost snarling. His motions

en remaining to a

lled. His eyes had changed; they were now f

e, and he gave a guttural chuckle. "You believe you ca

o

eb's body moved with unnatural power and speed as he pounced at the gu

he pendant. It was more than simply a battle; it was a haze

as abruptly a

e stranger vanished into the darkness. With wild

rained as he added, "You

d no

t in my palm, saying, "It doesn't matter." "T

and his eyes became brighter. "You've just made yourself a target,