r shoulder. The trees appeared tall and dark with their branches twisting like skeletal arms agains

ith his eyes, and Kade walked last, maintaining silence that only added to the tension. Luna felt like she was walking

tching him looking bac

howl at the moon?" He grinned teasing

na was able to chuckle shakily. "

the twinkle in his hazel color so aptly shown he was enjoying her d

ly. "You just said you were-what was your word's-th

," Jax chuc

ntly but assuredly, "Focus-off this

m, "And what exactly is the plan. You keep saying Ronan is co

looking for moon bearers for years to utilize their energy to reign over other packs. If he were to gain control of a moon be

r head, "But I don't even understand how to use the 'en

irmed. "But you lack traini

sitting duck." Luna mutte

in a deep voice from somewhere behind and abov

er her shoulder at him, but Kade had no discernable expression, and only the light of the

if Ronan does come and I can't stop

with Luna. "We're going to teach you how to use it before he gets the chance to

instinctively grabbing at Alec's arm. Jax stepped towards them, putting his hand on Lu

ed shakily, with her heart

is own silence. The forest seemed to hold its breath, too, and all

ng, deep, deep and guttural

a turned to ice.

ession gone now, replaced with the serious and foc

fted forward to meet his fate, muscled body tensed as he prepared to shift. The shift was not instantaneous, but

placed it on her lower back, leading her to hide behind

aid, voice low and d

re they going to fight? Would it be Ronan's pack? She could barely process

ssive wolf. It was dark, almost black, with a fierce, glowing amber gaze.

sheer power being absorbed into his fantastic body rippled through him as he threw himself into the wolf, veer

underneath, and then he was behind it, flanking the rogue wolf. Kade did not shift but stayed focused on the fighting, human m

s not real. She was not part of a real situation. She was watching men turn into wolv

full display and not allowing any escape from its own bloodthirstiness, snapping just feet from the wolf's exposed throat. Luna was just about t

for another moment, panting heavily, eyes scanning the forest as they checked for move

f sweat, his muscles still surged with the adrenaline. He wiped a b

ce steady, though his eyes cl

gh her legs felt like

pping closer. "Ronan's testing u

hard. "So he'

He's close. That's why w

sual the further away they were from the unsafe ener

e darkening. "We need to get to the p

vulnerable danger and power that she could barely conceptualize and now Ronan was hunting her and she did

a glance at Alec, Jax, and Kade, who were moving effortles

was certain - these men were the only line of

urvive it, she had