The Last Moon

t. The moon cast eerie shadows on the trees, making her feel like she was be

proximity. Luna's senses heightened, her hearing acute.

enaline. The memory of her parents' deaths drove

Kael, a stranger with piercing eyes, grabbed L

red, his breath wa

, but Kael's grip was like a vice

ights casting fleeting glances over th

never leaving hers. "You'r

ld trust this stranger. But someth

you?" L

guarded. "Someone who can

followed Kael through the forest.

want from me?

n danger," he said. "The hunters

reeled. Why was

g a dilapidated cabin. Kael

e," he

but Kael's urgen

rse, lit by a single lantern

ese people?

er of the Red Hand," he said. "They've

d reeled.

them, aren't yo

ked onto hers.

She had always suspe

I?" Lun

ou're the last living heir of

tilted. She w

, a warning. Kael's head

company,"

nk. The hunters

t. The moon cast eerie shadows on the trees, making her feel like she was be

igh alert. She quickened her pace, her legs burning from the

dodged to the side, avoiding the outstretched arms. Her attacker recovered quick

new she was in grave danger. She had always known she was di

spray in her backpack. The hunter lunged, and Luna

tarily blinded. Luna seize

n high alert. The hunter's roar echoed throug

rted road. Her car, a beat-up old sedan, was parked

their eyes fixed on Luna. She knew

the parking lot. The hunter gave chase,

never been so scared in her life. Who wer

it, weaving through traffic. The hunt

l in the silence. She he

elly voice said. "I've been tr

rview mirror. The hunter's tr

you?" Lun

replied. "Meet me at the old ware

Could she trus

narrowly avoiding a collis

said. "I'l

ring. "I'll keep you sa

cing. She had no idea what lay ahead, b

e a beacon of hope. Luna pulled into the abando

darkness – tall, brooding,

t. The moon cast eerie shadows on the trees, making her feel like she was be

's senses heightened, her hearing and smell becoming mor

to lose them before they cornered her. The forest seem

stincts screamed warning, but she recognized the pierci

l whispered, gra

trust him. But Kael's grip was firm,

s breathing slowed, her heart rate steadying. Kael's p

unters? Why were

a rusty old van. Kael opened

l ordered, star

er eyes locked on Kael's refl

asked, her voice bar

hers, his expres

he said. "I'm the one who

– glimpses of Kael in the sha

Luna

jaw c

Luna. You have so

ed. What could s

ael pulled Luna out, dragging

" Kael w

es on high alert. The room was sparse,

ed Luna a

said. "We n

n deepened. Wha

ack, revealing cloth

nning from?"

ression tu

They're afte

k. Her kind? Wha

on her – the strange abilit

nt, and they we