Moon Fate

es reached the clouds like skeletal fingers. The wind whistled through the shade, carrying scents of damp ea

smooth and quiet. I tried to keep up as best as I could, but he was a

p," he said ov

g hard," I

d to let my weakness out. The scent of something absurd hung in the air, it was something

hes. It was low, a growl that set e

," Ronan

to the damp forest ground. I hear

e and unfamiliar. It wasn't human, and neither was it ful

ue sh

ing and sniffing the air. I felt a twist in my s

earching

ouched at my side and the next, he was on all fours, his fur was thick and dark and it blended eff

n unnatural shade of red, and its body was twisted and malformed. It had

. His voice was coarse and

within me awakening, restless and eager. My blood burned as my

formed until I was standing on four legs, and my senses became heightened. Everythin

ral at

force of their collision. The clashing of teeth, the slashing of

ul howl and tried to throw me off by whipping around. But I was faster and str

is fangs into the throat of the rogue. A wet gu

ent of blood in the air was thick. My

his shoulders as he exh

m. Dirt and sweat covered me, and my hands trembled.

feral," I said i

reement. "And it w

ild pull, the urge to devour, to hunt and I li

d my body felt so sore in ways I have never experienced before. I drop

if I lost control

leaning against the door fra

"You don't

But I do know that you are diffe

yet " and I

then he finally spoke with a softer

s and cold demeanor, it was something solid. And suddenly for the first time since the beginning of this nightmare, I felt

ever stop unt