ETERNAL MOONLIGHT

s a strange energy in the night-a whisper of the past touching the present. My heart beat to the night's rhythm at

s shadows pressing down on me. The trees stood guard, their gnarled branches reaching for the sky with a hint of dew. I always fe

imposing silhouette appeared in the thick fog as I turned. He was always my protector and our

e darkness. We must face it." My emerald eyes rebelled. It was my nature t

re a werewolf. This forest is ours, but it ha

al. The weight of our family's history, loss, and leadership lay beneath t

. We must find the rogue vampire causing disappear

our risk is too high. What

"You don't know what it's like to want more than life. W

lashed with my fierce independence. However, a low growl s

y instincts kicked

g the darkness with nar

more ominous. The wild drumbeat of my heart propelled

y, it s

ively shifted my weight and breathed faster. The air was elec

a figure emerged from the shadows into the moonlight. He stared

y protected me, but it only increas

ngerous. I'm tracking a rogue vampire. I

sent shivers down my spine. His sharp features against the

ningly. This is pack territory. We

t of amusement. I'm not here to ca

with is unknown." Gabriel advanced with a low growl, but I felt a

the space between them, feeling the tensio

connected beyond words. He remin

I think the rogue vampire is closer to something darker

nd concern. "Florence, don't trust hi

hat if he's right? Suppose we forg

glimpsed understanding as Ralph's gaze softened. He u

ng the tension. We have little time. Mor

alpha facade in his eyes. He conceded, "Fine," but was war

t. Ralph walked next to me, tense. I could sens

leaves rustling. I didn't mean to invade. I feel

I turned to him. "You feel it?"

. "This goes beyond finding a rogue vampire. I'm n

ruth, binding us. The world faded away as Ralph and I stood on t

s was only the beginning-a path of danger, passi

down, I knew our lives