Drave
on ble
eath hitch in his throat. The sky above Blackthorn Ridge looked like it was soaked in w
emi
arn
cu
coat, unmoved by the bite of the cold. Beneath him, the valley str
he night th
ing beneath claw and flame. He hadn't spoken their names in five years. Speaking them brought the curse closer. And he w
se pulsed throug
ery soul he claimed. Dead
ce. Twice. The
he loved
neath the surface, restless, agitated by the moon's
e moon look
neath the mountain where he slept alone every
a scent on
eminine.
gu
time slower. Wildflower
ing terrifyin
mmed once aga
is territory was marked with bones for a reason. But th
hing
th. Down the ridge. Through the frost-lace
he s
mple, her hands curled into fists as if she'd fought something bigger than her bo
sta
uld le
e didn't. The woods would eat
se alwa
he wind shi
he s
low her collarbone - half hidden, h
moon. Point
d turned
as imp
elonged to
bout. The one spoken in whispers when
Moon's Chosen, the curse wil
en steppe
nce again,