MOONLIGHT SAVIOR

the fire. But Aria couldn't focus on it. Her mind was racing,

e felt a little more like a stranger in her own body. The wol

nymore. Was she still human? Was she a werewolf now? O

with her, guiding her through every step of this new life, teaching her how to control the instincts she didn't unders

ys, it felt

an's voice broke t

r. His golden eyes were always watching her closely as he could see through th

chair, trying to steady herself. "I'm tryi

presence commanding but

ys calm. Like he had

o break free. But Aria knew that wasn't true. He had

r than you think." Ethan's words were soft but

ow she wanted to believe him. But no matter how many t

growing ache in her bones, the gnawing hunger of the wolf inside her

w. "It's like... it's like there's a part of me tha

el his eyes on her, like he was trying to

self. You're finding a new part of you. One that's always been inside you

doubt still gnawed

balance? What if

eight of his gaze on her, but this time, it wasn't the pressure she was u

? I mean, sometimes it seems I've mastered the art of being a wolf, like the other day

le, she saw a flicker of vulnerability in his eyes. "You wil

t realized how much she was relying on him until that moment. He wasn't just

. "What if I can't do it? Wh

But he paused, his fingers hovering just above her skin. He wa

ugh, Aria," he said

just need to

t sure. The fear inside her was still there, pulling at

ting long shadows across the cabin. But it wasn

nto an unending nightmare. They had contacted the police, organized search parties, and plastered

e. Every time the phone rang, she would rush to answer

husband, Mark. "She wouldn't just leave like

ow from worry. He had his suspicion

window, staring ou

felt so far away, like a li

this. She couldn't let them see what she had become. She couldn't bear the tho

: "You're not losing yourself. Y

finding was too dangerous? Wh

his footsteps quiet. H

ut them again," he s

nd. She couldn't. "I

but firm. "You don't have to. You're part

hat she was feeling. The guilt. The fear. The lonelines

w for sure, she couldn't let an