The Last Moon

cast eerie shadows on the trees, making her feel like she was being watched. She had alw

ghtened, her hearing acute. She could distinguish each footstep, each labored breath

er forward, a constant reminder of the danger that lurked in every shadow. She wouldn't become another victim, not

er. Luna's focus narrowed to the path ahead, her feet pounding out a rhythmic beat on

ing her into a nearby thicket. She struggled, but the grip was l

ered, warm breath tickling

unyielding. She struggled, trying to break free, but he held

g fleeting glances over the thicket. Luna's heart

ver leaving hers. "You're coming with

g in his eyes stayed her doubts, a flicker of kindness amidst the dark

asked, trying to k

rded, his eyes clouding over. "Someo

between them was tense, heavy with unspoken questions. They walked for what felt

e?" Luna asked, her voic

forcing Luna to hurry. "You're in danger," he sa

d she done to warrant such relentless pursuit? She had al

dilapidated cabin. The strang

e," he

convinced her. She stepped into the cabin,

all fire crackled in the hearth, casting flickering shadows on

ese people?

he Order of the Red Hand," he said. "They

s? She had always suspected s

cked onto hers. "You'r

always felt like an outsider

I?" Lun

ed. "You're the last living heir

as a werewolf? The implica

warning. The stranger's he

company,"

nk. The hunters

hest. The moon cast eerie shadows on the trees, making her feel like she

r determination to survive. Her legs ached, but she pushed on,

senses heightened, her hearing acute. She distinguished

una's arm and yanking her into a nearby th

breath warm against her e

, but Kael's grip was like a vice

glances over the thicket. Luna's heart skipped a beat. She

never leaving hers. "You'r

is stranger. Something in his eyes stayed her

you?" L

guarded. "Someone who can

forest, silence between them

want from me?

n danger," he said. "The hunters

. Why was she being hu

g a dilapidated cabin. Kael

e," he

into the cabin. Her eyes adju

, lit by a single lantern. A sm

ese people?

rder of the Red Hand," he said. "They

erewolves? She suspec

them, aren't yo

ked onto hers.

nded. She felt l

I?" Lun

ou're the last living heir of

She was a werewolf?

ked. Kael's head snap

company,"

nk. The hunters

hand, pulling her

he wh

Kael by her side. The hunters'