BLOOD OAT: THE LUNAR LEGACY

ood hit Aria be

, and far to

k High, where the trees whispered secrets to the wind

ing was

he air. Like static before a storm, except i

tighter around her frame and s

The hairs on her arms stood erect. Every instinct screamed at her

once been a deer. Its body was torn op

d the earth

assy, stared at Aria

kward, bile risin

. No mountain lion did thi

should call the sheriff

his feel

shattered

ng, and found nothing b

in. Pain split her chest. It was like fire running thro

ed her sides, and

s screamed. She didn't know how long she lay the

d her eyes, everyt

d carried scents-pinesap, moss

ance. She felt the moon's gaze. And she wa

s-she couldn't tell. The mind of the wolf

But Aria's human mind scre

y unfamiliar and yet exhilarating. Power coursed through her. Then she saw another, a black wolf,

hed into the forest. Aria's instincts said chase. Her human

breath ragged, her muscles aching as though she'd run a maratho

or told a different story Later that day, Hollow Creek buzzed with news of a n

a pull she couldn't name. She stood where it happened,

find you here,"

ned, st

s like storm clouds. He wore a leather jacket like

me's Luca. You shifted last night, didn't you?" Ar

u. I don't even kno

e blood moon. That hasn't happened in ge

gacy." She b

should've terrified her. And maybe it did. But more than fear, she

e with you." Luca's ey

choice. The Council

me for you

es licking the walls of a house. A woman screaming. A man's voice yelling her name. And a wolf-a white

She looked out her window. Three figures in black stood beneath the trees,

ing. Her adoptive mother, Grace, l

ecting you."

ated, then

" "Who were my

ilence f

he

ilverfang Pack. He died protecti

She sat, the words hi

Grace nodded. "But more than that

om. A dart hit Grace in the neck. Figures in black stormed in, and Aria did the only thing she could. She ran. Branche

nd pulled her behind

you faster th

hey want?"

Or kill you. Which

Because you

are about a prophecy!" He

hen it does, you'll either awaken as the High Alpha... or

ve to g

he shadows, Aria knew: noth