TIDES OF FATE

branches against her window, almost as if the forest itself were calling her back. But this time, the familiar sound offe

oice echoed, low and possessive, as if his wor

uld he know anything about her? She was just... ordinary. Or at least, she thought she was. Yet, t

r green eyes seemed darker, her skin more flushed. She shook her head, ir

eeling. Something in her ha

the full moon, a pulse thrumming in her veins that felt wild and unbreakable. She remembered a man's voice calling her name, telling

he'd almost

Her mother entered, her face weary, eyes

and for a moment, Lila considered confiding in her. But

. But her mother's gaze lingered on her,

lmost to herself, "if anything strang

em. She wanted to ask her mother what she meant, but something

ed against it, her thoughts spinning. Why did she say that

d sigh, she threw on a jacket, grabbed her phone, and slipped

instinctively back toward the forest. As she neared its edge, the darkness b

ng her jump. She spun around to see Dante standing

f to stand her ground. "Why do you keep showi

slightly. "Because you're searching for ans

he truth. She was searching, for something she couldn't name. And

, the question slipping ou

Someone who was born for more than this

lt herself drawn closer, unable

se I was once like you," he murmured, almost to himself. "Lost,

as letting on, but before she could ask, he turned, m

ow and compelling. "Let me s