BLOOD MOON LOVE

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ool– mostly, damp, and grimy-like everything else in this godforsaken underground

rs ago, none of it seemed new. Sparrow fr

ncing over his shoulder, his v

e something just on the edge of hearing. Mack snorted fro

you shitting yourself," Ma

ingers twitching around the handle like he couldn't decide whethe

the distant sound. "That's not crying," I mutte

ifted his weight and gripped the shotgun a little tig

crossed like this was just another day in the trenches. "Looks like

, giving him a sharp look. "We

ind me, calm and steady like always. He lit a cigare

ed, his tone casual, like we weren't walking

ut," I said, motioning

e filthy-bloodstained and smeared with handprints, some small, some to

wering my voice. "And do

ed. "Defin

The hymns were louder now, echoing off the walls, and it made my skin c

epped into the roo

aker in the center, blasting those eerie-ass hymns. Above it, bats swirled

aking his head. "Well, t

e room. His voice was tight, like he was

up a hand. My ears caught s

his tone dry. "Guess we took a wrong tur

ing around the room. "No. Some

nd, the hymns stopped. Ju

falling from the ceiling as the

sound of it scraping against the ground made my stomach turn. When they

re was a jagged bite mark on his neck, black veins spreading out li

the thing stepped fully into view. It w

he stumbled back. "That'

giving any chances. The Nosferatu's face exploded-half of it gone in a wet mess-but the damn thin

t off," Mack muttere

ging forward as Sparrow dre

row got two solid strikes in, but the thing caught him by the arm and twisted. The soun

get the chance. The Nosferatu drove its fist

ond, the

slack with shock. Then the thing tossed him aside

he could do something about it. But the bats-those damn bats-de

ate. They overwhelmed him, slamming into him u

his body contorted, fur and claws taking over. His wolf form was massive, a mix

yelled, but he

ves through the room. Dominic managed to tear into its chest, black ichor spraying every

like fire. My senses sharpened, my muscles bur

p the room for a fraction of a second. "This

snapped, char

its back as Dominic joined me. We were like a pack of wolves

ng into the wall. Pain exploded in my ribs,

so hard the concrete cracked. That's when the gas pipe bu

mediately-sharp

m through the psychic link. **We

rp with disbelief. **You're out of your dam

this thing will go after the pack. Afte

he Nosferatu's shoulders. I could feel hi

is," he said aloud, his vo

voice breaking. "For the pack.

hoice. His eyes met mine, filled with pain, and then he nodded.

. He was bleeding badly, his face pa

into a weak, bloody grin. "You're

g blood from my chin.

y raising his sho

but I met it head-on. Its claws raked acro

d, holding the c

fir

ything s

ed to life, consuming everything. The Nosferatu screamed, its

ack. For

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