Echoes under the Moonlight

her heartbreak. The night was chill

e Black Moon pack, reject yo

ooked into his cold blue eyes, searching f

t, she whispered w

acting like he had closed a door. It's for the

away. She felt so small and foolish. How co

, she replied, feeling her anger r

ay, bored. You'll find so

ting back tears. No, she thought. This can't be r

e dark forest. Ava watched him leave; she stood froz

e tears

she sank to the ground, clutching her

y

va felt numb. She felt thrown

inside her. She wouldn't let Kael's word

pushed through. She looked at her hands. They were fists

gh her wrist. She gasped and grabbed it as t

mark glowed softly

h caught. W

dull ache. Fear gripped her and she became co

rustling, and the crickets stopped chirping. A chill

the shadows. "You were

the voice. "Who are you?" she

forward. He had dark eyes that sparkled.

oment, he said, sounding ple

her heart racing.

her in. "Only to help. But you h

fists. "I don't

ced at the mark on her wrist. That mark isn't just

raced faster

old. "Lucien". Remember that n

nto the shadows, leaving her alone in the clearing again.

on her wrist, her min

ave I