The Moonbound Heart

ulder as she stumbled through the rain-slicked threshold. He was taller than she'd first thought, buil

mmy, his chest rising in shallow bursts. Blood had soaked through

brushing wet hair fr

g got too curious around her greenhouse. But this? This was different. His wounds wer

the window. The s

she worked. Alcohol. Gauze. Pressure. She whispered calming things-more to herself

but the jagged flesh had begun to knit together benea

" she wh

f shaking off death itself. His golden eyes snap

kward, but he didn

muscles in his arms twitching like the

e rasped, voice

object she could find-an iron fireplace poker.

dow, then the door, as if chec

ollowed?"

ed. "Follow

s eyes. "Doe

're going to sho

the roof like a warning. He looked at her again,

the poker. "Yeah, well. I

nderstand. I

way he said it mad

er heart pounded in her ears. "You need rest

Then, reluct

ame tasting strange and hea

r face. "You should've

that meant, Kael slumped f

sat there, lantern flickering, as the storm howl