Beneath The Silver Moon

ds barely registered in her mind. The howl from the forest echoed again, this time louder and closer, sending a shudder through he

se as he watched the trees beyond the y

t dry. "What do you mean, not s

Your home is the last place you should be. I didn't want t

oulder at the house, the looming darkness behind her. There was a pull in her chest-a nagging sense that everythin

o steady her breath. "My father was just a man. He

you realize. The pack that's out there"-he nodded toward the forest, where the trees stood like silent sentin

ld feel it-an unsettling presence in the woods. The night had suddenly become too qu

y from Finn. There was something about him-something in his eyes,

ing on," she said, her voice straine

fully. "I wasn't sure if I should tell you. You were better off not knowi

nderstand.

them. Finn's body tensed, and his eyes

of danger flooding her senses. The distant rustling became louder, and Kiera realized with a sickening

aid quietly, his voice stra

ike a slap to the

at runs these woods. Your family was once the guardians of their kind, a pact forged centuries

t, are you saying that I-" Her voice falt

e than human, Kiera. You

Power? She had no idea how to process this-how to understand what Finn was saying. It was li

e hairs on her arms stood on end. Finn stepped forward

aking her head. "Go? Where? What

We don't have time for explan

off guard by his strength, but she found herself moving despite herself. Fear licked at her heels,

ned to the garden, where the shadows seemed darker than they should be. The full moon hung high in the sky, its silver light ca

ey're here'?" she aske

nning the trees. "There's a pack-hunters, too. They've bee

ead spun.

can unlock your power. They know w

uld barely keep up with the deluge of information, the strange words that didn't make sense, but the

ra said, trying to break free from the grip o

. "You don't have a choice anymore. They

s pulse raced, her instincts screaming at her to run, but Finn's hand kept her steady. "You have no i

th Kiera's feet, and the sound of branches snapping echoed from deeper within the forest. Her breath caught in

. The shadows shifted around them, flickering as if alive. Kiera couldn't see anythin

Finn ordered,

idly through the trees. The ground beneath her feet shifted, and the air was thick wit

skin seemed to shimmer, shifting between human and something far more animalistic. H

her, his posture defens

rmation began. The air was heavy with the scent of fur and blood, the

ushed back into her mind with overwhelming force. The truth was unfurling in front of her, but she wasn't ready to

one she had kn