The werewolf curse

: Teeth in t

ade struck the ground,

aric met her with impossible speed, his blade whistling as it arced through the a

to land behind him. Before she could strike again,

f rolling across the mossy ground. The hunter kicked it o

smi

said, eyes glinting red under the Hunter's Moo

k. Her bones crackled. Pain sliced thr

am?" she asked, voice

lages torn apart. Children with their throats ripped out. You think your m

f growled low. You

oring the throb of her wound. "We're not killers

estors," he said, lifting his blade again. "The fo

cha

laws. It seared her skin, but she didn't back down. She bit deep into A

k splintering around her. Dazed, she tried

too s

again-but Alaric was ready.

she shifted back to human. The silver-blue wolf col

ard, limping but gr

fallen wolf. Her hand fo

de

t

she heard a whi

de her. Not just the wolf. Something deepe

er voice echoed-not just with her own, but layer

mistake co

c hes

Mara

m rippled, not beast, not woman, but something between. Taller. Strong

ue B

but it trembled in his gr

st

ell hard, groaning as Mara stood o

her claw-

re. The fury. But

: Don't let the hung

t Alaric. At the

monster," s

e turn

ric groaned. "T

turning back. "It's

s a thin line of worry. The silver-blue wolf lay

e killed him

kno

r eyes. "You

ling with the memory of that in-between fo

he bandage tight, then pressed

ike that," she said after a lon

ke... I was

id. "The forest stood w

eeping wolf. "And what abo

ll heal. Slowly. But

ood moon was fading. The stars shimmere

ens now?"

ow, you decide what kind

g. The grass was scorched in places. A patch o

the earth. The forest whispere

emem

A shape moved th

lf stepped out, li

ed. "You

led her hand. Then, to he

enty, with sharp features, piercing eyes, and a

oice hoarse from pain. "G

ked. "You

y. "You're not the on

base of the pine, the f

ara asked a

tened. You didn't try to control the f

y. "And Alaric? W

Hunters never forget. But next

her, startled.

know what you are. And b

at the trees. The sun filtered through the le

feel curs

elt c

said. "There's more th