BONDED By The MOON

idn't

anym

r first day at Ridgewood

en as her bedroom remained still. The images haunted her-bare trees bathed in moonlight, wolve

ke her

ly. Not

mmand

ri

the nightstand: 1:47 a.m. Cold sweat clung to her skin

am, she to

looked down

. Circular. Intricate. Ancient. It pulsed once, then f

ad seen i

always carried. On the crest carved into

e night

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very sound seemed sharper, the lights too bright. It was like

le were

her as they headed down the corridor toward first perio

"Didn't feel

ys at her. "Weir

dn't r

that were far too knowing. As if he wasn't just

ecular bonds, but her mind kept circling back to the mark. It hadn't reappeare

t was

nd noticed some

and eyes that shimmered crimson under the fluorescen

en-she

ki

w something

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s, where twisted trees bent over the fence line. The sh

etchpad from her bag. Drawing helped. When the no

ncil moved

nking-just fol

with the symbol from her palm. Over and ove

g death," a vo

looke

front of her, hands folded ne

belong here

eyes. "I could say

e," the girl whispered. "But

ho

head. "The ones bo

e disap

s. No sound

ly, heart hammer

trees. Something tall.

acked

rom behind a tree, arms folded, l

riends you've

e spying

" he said simply

m wh

m yourself. From what's

ep back. "What

But enough. You're not just some transfer student. You're the daughter of a hunt

fr

now that name

eyes d

waiting for you,

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