ZELENA THE MOON GODDESS REBORN

, deep ocean. My limbs were uncooperative and felt heavy. Breathing became very difficult, getting

king. His powerful jaw clenched tight, blood dripping from his brow, and his face swam into view. He wa

I croaked. My throat felt rough, as though I had

ver his shoulder. "Gone. For now. But he

tranger's icy, cunning smile and his menacing

more. I was the vessel of the Moon Goddess, whether I liked it

ny of this." Every muscle screamed in protest,

s low as he said, "We don't have time for that now." "We must regroup and re

wolves, the stranger-everyone was gone. The battle's aftermath had

ing a beat. I had seen him just before I

d to slow them down, but we need to move

ment, supporting me with his arm. I looked up at him as the warmth of his touch sent a shiver down my spine. When ou

whispered, "I'll protect

. As we started toward the pack's territory, the eerie silence weighed hea

t. "What if the pack doesn't want me ba

and rough. "Some of them... they've been swayed by fear. It's easier to blame something they don't

wasn't so sure. Gunner might believe in me, but what if that wasn

arm. "We'll make them see, Zelena. You are not who th

great deal about the powers inside of me and about myself. Even though I tried to

ficult it will be for you in the e

in the sky felt out of place against the chaos I knew lay ahead of us, despite the sunset's nat

outed, and in an instant,

on the small of my back as we moved forward. As we got closer, the pack split up, their ey

tepping forward from the crowd, her hazel eyes shar

dy, though I could hear the underlying tensi

lips curling into a smirk. "And y

t, a mix of anger an

he Alpha, stepped forward, h

too many already. We don't need more division." For a moment, I noticed doubt in his ey

ther into the Alpha's tent. As they disappeared from vi

oice low so only I could hear. "The p

y chest, I refused to back down. "Yo

id with a smile. "And soon,

teps erupted from the woods. A figure staggered int

ng to his knees. "They're comi

k. The hunters weren't done y

od frozen in place, my heart hammering. The hunters w

Goddess w

re if I was rea