MOONLIT MATES - Forever Under The Moon

mug, yet the feel of warmth did not help to calm the turmoil within a never-ending cycle in her mind, the incidents of the previous day bein

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at Damian had said as rubbish, some sort of cruel joke--but deep inside, she knew it to be true. Her senses heightened, that strange co

ing, though in low tones, so she couldn't make out what they were discussing. She put the mug

harp, her frustration palpable. "You're puttin

is voice even but resolute. "Victor was going to kill her wor

wolf-born, her existence isn't a threat just to Victor. It's a threat to the coun

all, her heart hammering. Who were they talki

s voice low and dangerous. "I don't care wha

is time softer. "And what happens when she learns th

She'd already been ambushed by the discovery of her wolf-bo

landing on her instantly. Selena froze, caught in the act of eavesdropping. Following

" Damian asked,

ortification. "Hard to sleep when your

efore gesturing to the couch. "Co

after him, her stomach doing flips of anticipation. She sat across from Damian, her f

She couldn't refrain f

is knees. "The council is the ruling body over the packs of wolves. They

... what? I'm some kind of anomal

born is accounted for, tracked by their lineage. The fact that y

cold. "So they'll s

se end," Damian corrected. "Bu

comforting, considering I've al

ures and the weight of responsibility he carried. "Victor's after more than rev

this?" She gestured vaguely, frustration bubbling to the surface. "How do I even kno

Damian cut in, gent

voice rising. "From Victor? From the cou

, then, when he did speak, his

word sinking in like

e authority was wrongly seized, it was awful and very violent. It left a scar, a wound not yet healed. Your parents wer

o a whirlpool of disbelief. "You're trying to s

y made them targets. Victor was the leader of the revolt, and once it came to an uns

hroat. For a moment, Damian's expression turned tender, and she thought he would take

ir only child. They sacrificed their lives t

er as she tore at the clothing on the sofa. She had thought her parents died in a car accide

ng herself meet Damian's

s. "You fight. You learn to control your instincts, to harness y

down Selena's spine.

round. She looked at Damian and Zar