Blood and Moonlight

pths of the earth. Alessia froze, her breath catching in her throat. The sound was both haunting and beautiful,

hing for something in the darkness. For a moment, Alessia thought he might disappear into the night, his wolf form e

and for the first time, Alessia saw a flicker of vulnerability in h

mean?" Alessia asked,

is expression, a deep, internal battle raging behind his eyes. "The full moon dr

seemed to multiply by the second. The tension between them was thick, and she co

oice rough as he turned away from her, his fists

ore-the one who had shared his secret with her, the one who seemed to battle with his own nature-vanished, replaced by something

t's not wise to keep them waiting." His words were clipped, but Alessia cou

appened? Had she seen a glimpse of the real Luca? The one behind the alpha façade? O

estate. As they reentered the grand hall, the noise and laughter of the guests hit them like a wall. The warmth, the chatter, the clinking of

hake the feeling that

unable to sleep. Her mind raced with questions-questions she was afraid to ask and even more afraid to have answered. She had always know

erything in silver. Somewhere in the distance, she heard the faintest sound-like the rustle of leaves in the wind, but there was some

et knock at the door. Alessia's pulse

e from the other side, l

as L

t of the hallway. His face was shadowed, but she could see the tension in his posture, the way his jaw

voice barely above a

carpet. He didn't look at her, but there was something different in his presence ton

s were hard for him to speak. "I didn't mean to drag you

returning with full force. She stepped back, instinctively putting so

, though her voice bare

ly, carefully. "They don't take kindly to outsiders. And when you marry me, you're not just marrying me

mind racing to keep up. "W

brewing inside him. "I'm the alpha of the Umbra Pack, Alessia. The leader

, the weight of his words cras