BONDED By The MOON

ways avoide

at night, she had never once opened the trapdoor. He said it was

e was gone...

e air grew colder with every rung, thick with dust and the scent of old smoke. Her

ough a cracked window. And in the far corner-half-bur

one he kept in

real

ands hovered over the latch, and for a second, she hesitated. A vo

er one - said: It's already to

ned the

preserved herbs, and a bundle of faded letters tied with red ribbon. Be

open

ketch of the symbol from her dream.

father's tight scra

very century. A vessel of bal

mouth w

otes about werewolves and vampires, secret wars, alliance

been th

ne both si

known this

-

acked with the sound

massive wolf-snow-white, with glowing silver eye

hing

ed and ran i

-

s returned to school

thing had

lot, leaning against a rusted-out motorcycle

late,"

arly," sh

ms ag

idn't

eeking from beneath her slee

own. "How do you know w

ppened to the

. "The la

inch. "The last Bloo

k. "There was so

a century ago. She made her choi

appened

the war burned the world around

followed was loud

g. "To fall in love and die while the rest of

s to matter. What you do wit

-

story class, the

urned sha

t same pressure in her chest

o

nt

alls. Her heartbeat was thunder in her ears. She pushed throug

here

ci

he wall like he o

me?" h

the dagger f

"You really thi

dy are," s

thers will. The wolves think they can tame you. The humans t

voice broke

eant to be either prey or savior. You were meant

to be alone,"

die like the

-

ared moments later, panting like

e touc

N

d h

u were right. He's not the

, his voice quiete

ared a

hing brok

a sc

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a dec

ecide my ending f

, her mark flared with

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