Blessed Luna Rising

vents of the past twenty-four hours replayed relentlessly in her mind: rejection, the lies, the betrayal. Every time she close

let the situation weigh her down. She would not rot away i

ne's sharp ears caught the whisper of voices-guards changing shifts.

lined shackles on her wrists drained her strength, but

n hushed voices, their words barely

tered. "The Alpha should have executed

sement in his tone. "She wanted to watch her suffer

s curled into

hat belonged to her-Lilith wanted to see her brok

ell, and Selene stiffened. T

len

gnized t

hispered, pressin

stood before her, his expression unreadable. His dark brown hair was slightly

ed with suspicion. Lysander had always been loyal to D

aking, his voice low. "

rt skipped a

if expecting someone to overhear them. "Something doesn't add up. The way she's

Was this a trick? Another

to do with that informati

"I'm going to get

hitched. Wa

hy

d simply. "And because if I

ly not after what had been done to

it into the lock. The iron door groaned as it

e patrol changes in ten minutes. If we move

own at her shack

mall dagger from hi

moment the silver chains fell away, relief flooded her body. H

her gaze. "Ca

. "Not yet

er wrist. "T

shadows. Each step was a risk, each breath a gamble.

ould

id, she would

ces sounded from around the corner. Lysander pulled Sel

d no one to come near this

the Luna's orders are different. She

h hitched. Lil

"We have to move

was t

ering torchlight illuminated the delicate features of

was just coming to enjoy the sight of you rotti

rowled inside her. "Lilith," she said, her voice st

id you really think you could escape? O

tively in front of Sele

t me?" Her nails elongated into sharp claws, her wolf just b

't flinch. "H

ged at Lilith, grabbing her arm and twisting it behind her back in one swift motion

ast them, her body screaming for free

door, an earsplitting roar

of an enra

ri

t. She had seconds be

said with a voice

or

ors open and disappeared into the night, her hear