Moonbound:prophecy of the werewolf

ion that had been building for years finally snapping like a broken wire. But I couldn't move, couldn't brea

came out as ba

gentle woman who'd made me hot chocolate when I had nightmares, who'd sung lullabies in a voice soft as

smile was sharp as glass. "Though I see

this to be another nightmare. "I watched

cularly interesting specimen. "Though I must say, you've awakened faster tha

s low growl. "Helena Bla

ous disdain. "Little Luca Thorn. Still pl

arrying the authority of an Alpha. "State you

most aggressive wolves. "You think uniting the packs will bring peace? You're

ally, responding to her presence. "I don'

ght the scent of pine and earth and something else-something wild. "The Moonbound d

said sharply. "The ancie

o feared our power." My mother's laugh was bitt

ed again. "You

ha, who'd remained silent throughout the exchange. "Meet your step

same auburn hair, the same green eyes, though his held warmth where my

fath

take I made in my youth. Though he did

t the woman who'd raised me, who'd died protecting me from a drunk driver. That woman

t her," I

issed it. Pain, maybe. Or regret. "I'm exactly who I've

rged through me, more than I'd ever felt before, demanding release. The five Alphas

ry werewolf in North America. Unite them under the old ways, under our bloodline's rule, and you'll have p

hrough the haze of power a

aw everything I'd been feeling but hadn't dared to name-not just attractio

tand with you. Not because of prophecies or pol

se you

under. "I know it's crazy. I know we barely know each other. But when I look

ed. "Tell me, Luca, will your love be enough when she tears herself apart? When t

ou mean?"

ve forever. Fight it, try to diminish yourself for the sake of others, and it will consume you from with

? That car accident? I made sure you survived.

h her pack, leaving me alone with the revelation th

ated to consider this new development. Soon, only Lu

d Marcus. "What she

bound bloodline has been gone for so long, most o

id quietly, "do mention... consequen

d, leaving me feeling hollow and drained. "So my choices are: become some kind of sup

arcus said slowly. "But it woul

ind of

. "The kind where you let us help you figur

his deepest secrets, who'd just confessed his love in front of dozens of supernatural cr

whispered.