t. Her body ached, sprawled on cold earth, th

gh the fog. The Crescent Pack's ritual ground was chaos-wolves snarli

a, ge

hazel eyes wide with fear. Blood streaked her che

behind her eyes: Zane's face, twisted in betrayal, a cl

aitor who'd l

clutched in her trembling hand. "Who's

to her feet, her

ra's stirring them up, and Zane-" She choke

n eyes blazing as he held off two shifted wolves, their fur matted with blo

ts knees. But his eyes kept flicking to Elyra, raw with

an

him, to demand answers, but the vision's claw pendant haunted her. Was it you? He

his claw-tipped staff pointed at

oved the wolves back, his chest heaving, and strode toward E

e."Elyra's breath caught, her heart b

hed her, broken her? She ste

ne. I need the truth. Did you send

scarred face. "Elyra, I didn't-"A crossbow b

yanked her behind a boulder. The pack scat

ws gleaming, each bearing a wolf's claw pendant. Ely

scle. His black wolf form lunged, tearing into one attack

hit: a cloaked figure, Mira's laugh, and a blood-soa

ok her, her voice desperate. "Y

e. We need to move." She scanned the chaos, spotting Mira

tern, chanting under her breath, her blue

" Elyra whispered,

ehind the

ned. "The healer

into the clearing, his amber eyes blazing, his

ded attacker with lethal precision. "Elyra!"

el, here? His warning from the bridge echoed-Zane's got blood on his

t him, but she t

s touch warm and urgent. "The cult wants your

ger still raised. "What cult? And

a moment. "Because I feel it, E

ng something deep in her chest-a pull, primal and undenia

ma

oss

crackling between her and Kael, and

sharp as a blade. She stood on the altar, her han

nds tonight. Her blood

r eyes on Mira. Elyra's stomach dropped. Prophec

a vision slamming into her: Mira, cloaked, holdin

ra's smile was venomous. "Clever girl. But you're too late." She snapped he

aking the earth, but a bolt struck his flan

t wave, knocking attackers back. The pack gaspe

ain, raw with pain, reached her as h

lose yo

so like the boy she'd loved, cla

pendant burned in her mind. Kael grabb

Elyra. Come w

d the chaos. "I'll hold them off!" sh

G

ees, her mind a storm of betrayal and fear. Zane'

t chilled Elyra's bones. Her powers pulsed, another vision flickering: a

"What did you see?" he demanded

e's going to kill me."Kael's face darkened, hi

moon. Elyra's shoulder throbbed, her powers unstable, sparkin

Why thi

se you're the key, Elyra. The Moonseer who can save or d

d. Zane, coming for her. Or the cult, hunting her blood. She cl

lood, a claw pendant.A twig snapped. Kael

oaked, the claw pendant glinting a

ant glowing with a strange light."Ely

m so

ow, her eyes filled with tears. The bolt fired,