The Unclaimed Luna

XI

omes out of my mouth is a growl. A deep voice t

he stairs to save himself and escape me, and I would have let him go.

ts inside me are sc

I can see Paul's throat moving as he swallows. I can smell his sweat, slick with fear and

Paul threatens, holding up his phone. "Don't m

e only thing that comes out of my mouth is a roar. It's s

means the guards out

hbors are all drawing their curtains open, trying to peek. Somehow I knew what was going to happen before the guard

tackling me to the floor befor

see everything happening around us. Paul is being taken away, and the rest of the men are fumbling with things. Res

amiliar woman's voice swim

s landing on me. Once again, there's that sympathy. That look that tel

loor. She crouches in front of me. "I'm sorry I need to do this

y body and almost drive the rest of th

ike my words disappoint her

t then the men all

me, burning as it enters my bloodstream. I gasp for air but I feel myself shrinking.

rows increasingly dark. "It really is nothing personal." She pauses, looking at the men. "Bind

ss slips, but I still manage to hear the l

ag her with,

s to be labeled Le

e, because as soon as I wake up, I'm filled with rage. Anger so deep that I don'

el some people in the room with me, but no one i

don't belong here and everyone knows that. However, the strength is not present now. The energ

t I realize that some kind of plastic

like a pig. Once I rega

finall

e with a desk, as well as another woman sitting behind said desk. They're both looking at me, but while the Ambassador has sympathy in her eyes

says. "But you see, we need to stabilize you before we intro

e other woman spits out, sneering. "Welcome to the Unclaimed Camp, Maxine Kane. And if I were you

, but I don't think

wkward look at Amarantha. "She is in charge of everything in the Unclaimed Camp. From your sc

to really rub Amarantha the wrong way. For some reason, my lack of response is vi

smell her funky, coppery breath. "I am on top of everything. And if y

that it gets to her too, because she grabs my mouthpiece and snatches it right out of m

gan starts to say, but Amaran

marantha says. "You can go, Amba

gives me a strange look as she passes by me, but

, I'm alone with t

r, my knees suddenly refusing to work. I try to get up on my own but whatever that Wolfsbane th

nst my side like she's threatening to kick me. "If you ex

Funny you seem to think I want t

I'm face to face with her. She's staring at me with an almost blank expression. I t

low

contempt, doing as she says and following he

r the sky. Most of the windows are lit. The grounds yawn before me, a wide terrain full of smaller build

its, looking dejected and defeated. All with yellowish

ng when I heard the word "camp.

is a

ll that attitude, all that fake braveness will be squashed out. And I will