Blood Moon Betrayal

almost as fast as him. Trees whipped past her face. Branches caught at her clothes

outed. "Lila,

Selene even more. Was she too late? H

Selene almost ran into him. He growled low in his th

nimals, not even the rustle of leaves in the wind. It

human form, his golden ey

id, his voice deep and serious

asked, her heart racing. "I

without notice, and they'd never harm a lone vampire

If the werewolves hadn't attacked Lila

eful," Kael said.

human who needed protection. But she was deep in werewolf country, and despite his c

human form, his every step quiet and careful

f the moonlight. Even with her vampire night vi

nly, putting up a hand to st

ense of smell as werewolves, but she could identify someth

it?" sh

snapped loudly to their right.

lene calle

nd a huge oak tree. It was a figure cloaked

was neither male nor female. "The vampire prin

body tensing as if ready to shift

d. "What have you done

eaves moving. "You mean the bait? She

e is Lila?" she yelled, stepping out

the figure said. "For now. But I'

en them. There was a bright flash and a cloud of green smoke. Selene cou

o was

nd, searching the darkne

e forest was

rritory, with no idea which way went back to vampire lands.

" she told he

w ice cold against her skin. She pulled it out and

mbled. "No help

ifferent-higher-pitched and more faraway. It was answered by sev

Standing still wasn'

, using her vampire speed to put as much space as po

ry step. Twisted roots rose from the ground, trying to tr

ne stopped to catch her breath. She didn't need to breathe oft

she whispered,

r than the ones she had seen before. Their stems were gnarled and

urting her ankle. Although sprained, it would slow her down. Trapped against a tree, Selene

w a werewolf with reddish-brown fur and blue eyes snarling at her. With no

ght each other. The black wolf, Kael, stood protectively between Selene and the red

kle, he examined it and noticed that it was only a sprain. Without asking, he pulled her into his arms, despite

they moved through the forest, Selene expressed worry for Lila, but Kael reassured her they would not leave her

first peace talks between their kinds, which had finally failed. He attended to her ankle and noticed it was he

beyond the animosity between their kinds. He pointed out the strange pull they felt when they first met. Selene found it hard t

d softly. "Maybe we've been enemies

indow at the moonlit forest. "Rest for a bit. As

ared with heat and light again. At the same moment, Kael's

t their sparkling jewel

she was cut off by a lou

instant. His body tensed, and

, limping to his side desp

l said sadly.

enty werewolves in wolf form. At their head s

Kael g

tood a small figure that ma

green eyes were dull and empty, and there was a strange

ed, pushing her hand a

toward the cabin. Her lips moved, making wo

ene. It's