Chapter 12
“The Hugher estate,” I murn, wiping sweat from any brony. It’s been abandoned for years, left to rot like some forgotten relic of the past. Crescent Stone is hidden there, I have to find i
Without another glance at the graves, I turn and make my way toward the old mansion.
I push open the rusted gate, wameing as it screeches in protest. Every instinct screams for me to leave, but I shove the fear aside. If my parents though The Crescent Stone was worth dying for, then it’s worth whatever danger les abrad.
“We shouldn’t be here“, Sebastian marmurs. I can see the uneasiness in our small party Joel is ever silent but his eyes are very alert
I move carefully, my senses on bith alert. The vision didn’t show me the exact location of the Stone, hat I know it has to be here somewhere
As I step into the grand hall a faint sound reaches my ears–soft, almost imperceptible. A low growl.
eze, my hand mistinctively going to the dagger at my belt.
Cous out.” I say, my voice steady despite the bear coding in my stomach.
The growl deepens, and from the shadows emerges a wolf–black as midnight, its eyes glowing a sickly green. My breath catches. It’s not just Others follow, their forms materializing like wraiths from the darkness.
The Black Moon Pack.
“Looking for something. Elena?” The voice is cold, mocking, and it belongs to their leader. He steps forward, a cruel sale on his face. Its human form is no less menacing than his wolf.
Sebastian moves swiftly in front of me. His intimidating aura envelopes the room. Some of the enemy Pack back away in fear.
“I can only guess you are the cowardly Black Moon Pack, sent here to do the dirty hidding of your Alpha, Karl Let me warn you, you won’t find us ea a prey.” Sebastian snarls
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Their leader chuckles, a sound that makes my skin crawl. “We go where the scent of power leads us. And today, it led us t
I tighten my grip on the dagger, keeping my posture defensive. “Funny, I don’t recall inviting you into my family’s home.”
His pack fans out, circling us like vultures around a carcass.
“What do you want?” I demand though I already know the answer.
“The Crescent Stone,” their leader says, his eyes gleaming with greed. “We know it’s here, and we know you’re the only one who can find it. So why don’t you save us all some trouble and hand it over?”
“Over my dead body, you worthless dog! Sebastian growls.
“Well, that can be arranged“, their leader gloats.
Joel and Marcus moves strategically to protect our rear. Sebastian faces them headlong. The other two wolves in our pack protects our flanks. I am right in the center of it all.
“Go tell your coward master Kael that he won’t have the stone, just as he didn’t years ago“, Sebastian mocks
Their leader laughs heartily. His green eyes looks me over with a sick longing
“Oh yes, Lagree. Kael was a coward and didn’t deserve the Alpha title. He died like the coward he was“
Sebastian is taken aback and looks confused.
“Forgive my manners. I should have introduced myself earlier. I am Darius, son of Kael, Alpha of Black Moon Pack. And you owe me blood.
