e descending instantly like a heavy blanket. He rounded the car t
my breath hitchi
not by the moon, but by hundreds of tiny white lights strung through the bran
taring at the glowing
nded a hand. His palm was warm, his g
the scent of damp earth and ancient wood. We walked until th
almost intoxicating. In the center of the clearing, beside a massive, moss-covered boulder, sat a table for two
ed off, overwhelmed.
a-bear, nothin
eyes, raw and unsettling, before he plastered on h
rape juice, rich and dark as wine into crystal glasses. "I figured
id, my voice sounding small i
spoke of the business, of the future, but his eyes never left my
his voice dropping to a g
ass down. "W
u years ago." He leaned forward, the candlelight casting sharp shadows ac
ed in my stomach. "Is Mum sic
na, promise me. No matter what I say, no matter what hap
scaring m
omis
I pro
t clearing. "We aren't siblings, Luna. You were ad
nd, the rustle of leaves-it all stopped. Adopted. The word
pered. "That's.
there. I was the one who
se, shrill and trembling. "M
know," he
ping violently against the rock. Tears pricked my e
burning hot. "You are our family. Blood or not. But there is a reason I'm
gaze scorching. "You a
ver. "Mate? Like... a soulmate?
rds falling like stones between us. "
he brother who taught me to ride a bike, who chased away my night
spered, backing away.
'm
surging through my panic. "I
of pain crossing his face. "
he candle, disappearing into the shadows of a
mmering against my rib
ra
et and loud, like a branch
p. C
air, deep enough to rattle my bones. I gri
-Li
len
arkness, a shadow
asn't
ure. The creature was massive, easily the size of a pony, its shoulders thick with m
oward me, sil
ort-circuite
dlelight. They were gold. Intell
and hurled it. It shattered against the creature's chest, dark
ates. I threw everything I could reach,
coming. Relentl
It let out a soft whine, a sound so heartbrea
ing down to the ground, pulling m
n eyes filled with a sorrow that mirrored Liam's.
rocking back and forth, waiti
Lu
e was rou
foot, his shirt gone, his pants torn and hanging low on his hips. His hair was
o him, colliding with his chest.
s neck. His skin was scorching hot, radiatin
s arms winding around me li
ok at him, relief washing ove
t brown. The
gold as
of a physical blow. I stumbled back,
ed, horror dawning.
ness vanished, replaced by a raw, hungry look t
d, the sound vibrating i
d scream, he d
ive curve of my neck. Then, sharp pain. a sudden,
Ah
bite mark, flooding my veins with fire. The world ti
e, pulling me flush against his burning ch

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