ounds, a long white cloak trailing behind her like a shroud of eerie fog. Tonight was Luna Moon. A special night when the moon goddess bestowed her blessing on the Luna spirit. At
o had been at her side as her mother and father died. The one who had laughed with her as they prepared for mating night. The one who now lay outfit-fit in a purple gown, her hand languidly wrapped around Damian's arm. That's my husband, Naomi thought with a snarl before smiling and gliding toward their direction. Damian d
ugary smile on her lips far
e said. "You OK, are y
meeting her gaze. I see you, V
tar in the center of the grounds. The moon was
ed. The Elder advanced with the cup silver, in
Luna,"
p with steady h
hroat like flame and ice. She swallowed hard and bent her head down, ant
ime... not
in her chest. Her vision
y sweet and acrid, like i
is
one, her hands clawing at t
t move. Not
olent
No,
ain tearing throug
.." she
oked
de open. The betrayal.
was
lips; darkness tugged a
the ending o
rgotten.
o
like
light she glimpsed her wolf gray and brown, fragile,
oon G
battle, little one? th
out with all
e
ddess
as you were but as w
se erupted
to the ash o
violently, her body shivering into hard, cold earth. Her sight faded dirt and
Crystal Blue
longer ...
ger limbs, tanner skin. Her fingers were calloused, raw. She touched her face - her jaw w
er rocks and roots, wincing at the burn in her leg
scre
n looking bac
. Sunken cheeks. And rage rage that blazed so hot
her voice hoarse, deeper than she
ers. Running. Hiding. Hands that were dragging her a
sounding diml
iler. A rogue. A nobody. Someone that the world ha
't save me... she gav
rongs right. To expose violen
sed sheet of water rippled with Naomi's reflection. Her old life was g
thing within
think she
nt wear t
of the ashes and
leaves broke
ooped. She couldn't shift, not yet. Her wolf sensed... caged, c
stle. Then
ce boomed. "I'm no
d broad shoulders, in a leather jacket. And then his smell wash
i te
bleeding. I watched you crumple
arrowed. "I do
arting like prey," he said, crouching
otest, but the dizziness c
forward to catch
m off of her, but her body had h
aid quietly, his v
nt comfort. She
d strength mo
it was to the smel
was small, but it was warm, and pelts covered the wa
ching her in sile
ning from something," he sai
y, and her body hurt
sed the room, putting a steaming mug
d. Naomi Car
lly. It was the truth now
d. "Alex. Alpha
rrior pack. Fierce. Untamed. The type of Al
were you near our
remember,
ent from other rogues. You don
she said softly, before addin
y. For now. But no secrets. In this
eadiness in her voice.