The Lycans Mate: Reincarnation of The Moon Goddess

growing anxiety, she matched his brisk pace, unwilling to show her hesitation. The man who had transformed int

anded, her voice steady despi

ed curtly, his piercing blue e

e they do something incredibly sketchy," Le

in what might have been the ghost of a smirk. "If I

d under her breath, but s

Andrea pushed them open, revealing an expansive space illuminated by faint beams of sunlight filtering

e her. His gaze was intense, as if he could see through

our head, Leila,"

wing bullets at us," she retorted, crossing her arms. "What

n't quite read. "The people you saw last night,they're hunters. They tar

hoed, her voice bar

r growl. "Werewolves. Lycans. Whatever you want to call us. We're real

amed at her to laugh, to dismiss his explanation as ridiculous. But the memory of hi

ed after a long pa

o a thin line. "A Lycan.

igher form? What's th

adow over her. "It means I'm faster, stronger, and har

he refused to back down. "Feared b

lat. "But none of that matters now.

ng. "Why do you care so much about what

en he spoke, his voice softer but no less intense. "Maybe I don't. But I

led over her. There was something raw and honest about his to

pening. "The hunters won't stop. They'll come after you, and they'll

ow?" she asked, her voic

"You're a liability.

"Don't hold back. Tell

e was a glimmer of amusement

. "You can run, Leila, but it won't change the truth. They'll find you. An

s gaze. "Then maybe the monster shou

ndrea . His pace was relentless, his eyes scanning every shadow as though expecting an ambush. She tried

o keep up. "Where exactly are we going this time?" she

e can't stay at a place

llow you around?" Leila shot

rs. Even in human form, there was something predatory about h

kening under his intense gaze. "That'

any of yours and follo

ering trees, their branches intertwining to form

g a curse under her breath. "You c

e her. "Slowing down gets people killed

refused to let him see her fear. "Is that how y

he said

tillness of the forest. Andrea's head snapped toward t

whispered, her voi

pling beneath his shirt as he prepared for a fight. His eyes began t

" he ordered, hi

t as she scanned the shadows, her senses heightened by adrenaline.

owing an unnatural yellow. It snarled, baring s

ly as he prepared to transform. His movements were deliberate,

rmation begin. His muscles bulged, his bones cracking audibly as his body morphed. F

amed under the dappled moonlight, his amber eyes blazing with raw power. He stood

growl faltering as it to

ce a distorted growl that sen

tead, it lunged at Andrea, its j

deadly precision. The sound of their clash reverberated through the f

her breath coming in short gasps as

fluid and unpredictable. But Andrea was faster. He moved with an agilit

sending it crashing to the ground. Blood spattered the forest

ling like thunder. "Leave," he comman

n Andrea and Leila. Then, with a final snarl

g as he watched the wolf retreat. Slowly, he turned

, his voice still tinged

e had just seen. "Safe? Are you kidding me?" she snapped, he

"It could've killed *y

'm supposed to be grateful that you scared off one

retracting. The transformation was quicker this time, the

s expression unreadable. "You're right," he said. "There ar

ed into fists. "Listening to you got

. "I didn't ask for your help, Leila. But now

y do you care so much ab

n. "Because I don't want your blood on my hands. And because..." He pause

e echoed, her b

he turned away, his shoulders tens

e. She didn't know what to make of Andrea Thorne or the dangerous world she ha