Whispers of the Moon

all sounded absurd, but the encounter in the clearing had shattered any illusion of no

help her up. "We need to

warmth of his touch grounding her. "Not sa

ng and back onto the forest path. The silence between them was thick with unspo

d and turned to face her. "You need to stay away from t

e kidding me. You can't just drop something like that on me and expec

is expression. "It's not that simple, Selena. This world... m

our pack member-threatened me. And you're telling me

relent. But then he shook his head. "You don't understand the

pleaded. "You say I'm part of

searching hers. Finally, he

weathered, with ivy creeping up its walls and a broken window patched with a piece of w

leaned against the table, arms cr

te. "Everything. Sta

a werewolf. Born, not bitten. My pack has lived in these wo

choed. "So it

t's a bond, a legacy. And as Alpha, it's my responsi

eighing her fear. "And what about the wol

e's one of my betas. He doesn't trust outsider

usly. "I'm just a waitress! Ho

you've seen too much. Our existence depends on secrecy. If

ht of his words sinking in. "I

out, no matter how careful you are. And now that you're involve

hat role? I didn't

ours to make," Gabriel said,

stormed in. His eyes glowed with barely restrained fury, a

ere," Markus growled, his voice a

ance protective. "She's under my pro

n't mean much if the council gets w

an cold. "Counci

body of our kind. They enforce the laws of the

Selena. "You should've let me handle her in th

menacing. "She's not your

rackling with tension. Finally, Markus turned

ily. "What have I g

. "A world you can't escape. But I'll do everyth