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es, into your very soul. Aria Stone stood outside the Thorn Estate, staring up at the full moon, her breath visible in th

of witches, curses, and creatures of the night. But instead, all she felt was a st

call", she c

ling her to something she couldn't quite understand.

almost haunted look in his eyes when he spoke of t

this," he had said. "But

t to play in ending the curse. But how could she? She was just a phot

something about the way she had felt the moment she stepped onto Thorn Estate. She couldn't explain it, but the

crescent moon gleamed faintly in the moonlight. It had belonged to her grandmother. The

f everything her grandmother had said was true? What if Aria wasn't

r from her thoughts. Her heart skipped a b

rough the night like a predator stalking its prey. His eyes gleamed in the

she realized. He always

s voice low and smooth, like t

y a whisper. "No. Too many questions

" he said softly. "The truth is not an easy thing to accept

r brow crinkling in conf

y for centuries, but it's also tied to the land. And now, it's tied to you. The truth is there's

. "How do you know? Ho

se the moon has chosen you. The moon doesn't call on just anyone. It calls on those w

s words pressing down on her, suffocating her in ways she hadn't imagined. She wasn't r

before she could stop them. "I don't want to be a part of this curs

ed... vulnerable. His eyes, so cold and distant, flutter

s do. The curse is already here. It's been here for ge

voice shaking. "I don't even

me. But for now, just trust me. Trust that I will help

uncertainty swirling in her mind. She didn't know what to believe anymore. All she had ever kn

poke of the curse, made her believe that he wasn

ng howl echoed across the estate grounds,

ast . The howls had been happening every night since her arriv

shing in the direction of the

low and firm. "Do not go near th

peak, Lucien turned and disappeared into the shadows of

were growing louder, closer. There was something vital about t

e estate, a part of her couldn't ignore the pull. The pull of t

expanse of the forest, and she

waiting for he

calling

or not, Aria knew she co