Beyond the shadow

ety, not from the cold but

I'm truly welcomed with

'll come after h

ark replied grimly.

turned to

the night I first changed. Sai

ipulation he's known for, you just need to be extra c

do?" Theo asked

our own. But we don't attack unless

spiraling. Ryan, the Rogues, my line

ting, Mark pu

e he's no joke, and you need to be extremely cauti

id. "Learn to control the

determinatio

said, without malic

*

ods. The sun filtered through the trees, dappled light scattering across the f

ou have to learn to shift at wi

that wasn't

a said. "Wit

was still trying to transform, which I will say is fun because she wouldn't give up and continued harder and harder, seeing the zeal of everybody gave me the ginger not to also give up. This i

y brow, and my limbs ached. But s

ull, and let the fire rise within me. I d

My nails lengthened. Fur sp

time, okay, my love, and always have to believe in yourself, okay child." Thank you, Luna. I appreciate all you have done for me, and you pampered me li

r this time, not letting it control me, and I embraced it. I growled out so loud; my nails l

te, I stood before

ng, Mark walked towards me a

he said with

wled in

*

ed and I could control myself, I felt graceful. My body ached from the training

scrape of claws on the

ing so fast. Slowly, I approached the

g in the moonl

more clearly -tall, imposing, with piercing eyes like shards of obs

e would be hurt, even though my hatred for hi

move, di

just a crack. "W

his claws to

ting," h

what do

e you,"

and chuckled

eautiful smil

, so answer, from who?

ted you at all; I was ju

d. "The pack. Mark. They

id on the ground earlier, that he's m

ther," I snapped. "W

e said quietly. "And Ma

d turne

another." Did he mean me, am

ferring to

spered. "And when the time c

eaving only his scent behind-wild,

door, my ha

did h

ome part of m

, a wave of dizziness hit me.

rfaced-brie

orest. A child in her arms. A

t and ghostly: "Protect

falling to