Bounded By The Moon

was too

oud. It pulled at the part of her she tried to kee

ed restlessly

ted in months.

everything

oing to let her stay still. It

d the curtains. Played music. To

cing her room like a caged animal. He

ng to lose

yone to see her like t

-

o mugs of tea. The steam rose into the col

night. And she wasn't

ing wa

uld f

ike fear and heat and something else. He didn't like

ss since the last time his pack was

as abo

ared at her contact for a

you

rep

ied a

don't have to talk. J

l no

, dropped the phone into his

e she would go when

-

here the trees stopped and the land dipped toward the lake. T

. Her breath was uneven. Her muscles ache

into the dirt. "Not

hift. Not like this.

dy wasn't

her chest. Her back arched. She fell to her knee

th

le

ga

ly and saw him w

ri

e said.

when he saw her.

houted. "I can

didn'

er, slower n

he said gently.

heeks. "You don't get it.

you're strong. I can fee

was forcing its way out now. Her bones crac

beside her just in time to c

ith me," h

she

n

u

l

a moment it felt like

fted. Not just in her

le

gave

wolf cam

-

er eyes to the

rn

d over her body. Her clothes were torn, her

Adrian sitting cross-legged, s

nything. Just h

k withou

ause, she said

. "Of cou

aw me

dded

y. "I must've

d powerful

ned into a monster in front of

I also saw fire. You didn't

ed down at

how broken I am,

ou are. But broken doesn't

again, but she blin

me at m

still

t know wh

just

-

ned up and dressed, Elena sat

in her fel

Not whole. B

felt like to be connected to that side of herself.

e saw

of

n't wal

ond, felt the sun on her skin

, peace never

broke th

ittle wolf finally

d her eyes

onde. Co

s

an's

lena asked, st

d have a soft spot for broken thing

s. "I'm not interested

nk because you had one shift and shared a couple nig

said n

He told you you're special. Tha

stayed

aid. "He said

one s

d whispered, "He left m

she wal

sure if she wanted to

ht came

Fear.

sla was

e of this

just another broken t

on the steps and s

ce Adrian walki

he said

n't loo

besid

la talkin

ll didn

fter a moment. "Whatever

wly. "Did you tell her th

lie. "Ye

face

Not with this weight. This pull. I didn'

he asked, voic

ached for

're mine,

n't pul

idn't ans

part of her want

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