The Moonlit Lies And Unwanted Wolf

riella

ain, no pressure, no one there. The man with the black eyes... has gone. The cha

throbs beneath the tight bandage, but I can move. Barely. And there he is, the mask

oat is dry. "Where... am I?" His voice

I've heard that word before. "Safe." I

man says, standing slowly. "He's gone now." My stomach turns. "Gone?" "He r

. "Why did you save me?" He shrugs like it mea

ords, hidden deep. Something that almost sounds li

us said anything. The fire cracks soft

re, but my soul still feels like it's kneeling in that ceremony circle

mbling. "You should've let me die. I'm nothing. I was re

eps he walks toward me and kneels at my side, firelight da

sharp. Firm. Like steel wrapped in shadows. I looked at him, tears pool

h." I want to scream. I want to tell him he's wrong. Tha

rs falling down my face like a storm. I can't stop. He doesn't touch

rs stop. He leans against the wall again. "You don't need to know it." That st

," I shot back. "You said you didn't feel

to die. "Not yet." I fold my jaw. "That's not your decision." "It

lks to the door and stops with his hand on the handle. "You'

"That's all I need.

at me alive the second I step outside. And even worse than the m

ind outside screams. But something inside me is quie

n. Something's wrong. The fire's out. The room is freezing.

he cabin door is wide open. The snow outside glows silver in th

low, growling whisper...lik

he door, dragging my bad foot. Every instinct in me screams

eet away in the snow. His body is tense, s

tch black. "I want the girl," she says, her voice smooth like venom. "She do

, tilting her head. "You think

ight," she smirks. But she's already marked.

eels like her stare is inside my mind. I stumble back, breath

sed the day you were born. Rej

It glows red. And my chest bu

and sharp, explodes through me like fire.

into black mist...gon

!" I can't breathe. Can't stop the shaki

s a symbol. A crescent. With a claw

at it. At me. At the burning mark that pul

it mean?" I cry. His jaw clenches. "You're