Chapter 18
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shimonaning fairly in the moonlight. temptation like a whisper in my mind These off
promise of power I refuse to claim. Į stare down
into the pinach at my belt, my mind made up 1 don’t need shorteurs, not when 1: rely on the stone, I’ll never know what I’m capable of. I’ll never deserve the power I world.
kas more hlood on my hands.
Sebastian walks up beside me his scent reaching me before his voice does
n close to unlocking:
“You’re up here brooding again,” he says, though his tone carries no mockery His dark eyes reflect the dam ray lights, sharp and feral beneath the shadow of his brows. He doesn’t hide his wolf tonight
“Te not brooding” I run, my own eyes shifting as my wolf pushes to the surface. “Do you smell that?”
Sebastian pauses, nostrils flaring as he inhales deeply. His expression hardens, and I know he senses it too. “Something’s in the wind. Something
I nod. “I can feel it.” My instincts crawl over my skin, warning me of danger like a scent I can’t quite place.
Sebastian’s wolf shows in the subtle tightening of his muscles, his aura like a storm ready to break “Double the patrols. I want jared to the ter perimeter. No one gets in or out without me knowing”
He moves off barking orders, his voice carrying through our comms system. I watch him disappear into the stairwell and exhale sharply, trying to steady the addety knotting in my chest. I trust Sebastian–he’s our Alpha, the strongest wolf1 know. But even he can’t deny what we both fret. Our dry
longer safe.
As I turn to head back inside, a low vibration hums under my feet. My wolf perks, hackles raising beneath my skin.
A second later, an explosion tears through the southern wall.
The shockwave slams into me, and I stumble, ears ringing. Lights flash red along the buildings as sirens howl through the city, a wolf’s cry woven their wall
We’re under attack.
“Elena!” Sebastian’s roar cuts through the chans, pulling me upright.
I scramble to the railing and look down to see him already in the center of the street, his form larger, his wolf riding just beneath the surface. Pack warriors pour into the streets, weapons drawn, their eyes glowing as they prepare to shift if needed.
Then they appear.
The Black Moon Pack surges through the breach like a tidal wave. Dark figures in combat armor, their insignia–glinring in the emergency lights. They howl as they advance, their wolves at the ready, fangs bared and claws unsheathed.
My wolf rises, claws itching to tear through my skin. I vault over the railing, landing beside Sebastian in a crouch, my senses sharpening as my shift hovers close
“They’ve found us,” I snarl, my voice laced with the growl of my wolf
Sebastian’s golden eyes blaze, his wolf fully awake now. “Then they’ll regret it.”
He lifts his head and roars, a sound so powerful it shakes the ground beneath us. Around him, our warriors respond with their own howls, a united force as they meet the Black Moon’s attack head–on.
Itear forward, my blade a mere extension of my arm. A Black Moon wolf lunges at me, half shifted, his claws raking the air. My wolf reacts first-] sidestep, swipe low, and slice through his knee. He collapses, snarling, and I drive my blade into his chest before he can rise.
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Darius meets him blow for love, his strength unnatural, his movements calculated. He fights like a wolf whe’s trusted Niphus before, and my stomac knots with every strike Sebastian parties, every drop of blood that splashes onto the ground.
Sebastian?” I shout, rushing forward.
but Darius is too fast. He slips through Sebastian’s guard and drives Jus daws deep into my brother’s side
Sebastian staggers, blood darkening his jacket.
“No” I scream, my wolf erupting from within me.
I don’t shift fully–there’s no time–but my power surges as I collade with Darius. My blade slices his arm, drawing blood, id he mach, eyes gleaming with something too close to amusement.
“Careful, little sister,” he taunts. “Don’t lose your temper.”
I stand between him and Sebastian, my body hraced, my wolf pushing against the edges of my skin, teeth aching to tear into him.
Shastian falls to one knee behind me, his breath ragged “Dena stop him.”
1 fumble for the Crescent Stone, yanking it from the pouch at my belt. Its power pulses like a heartbeat in my palm, cold and unrelenting. I press in against Sebastian’s chest, focusing everything I have on it. Ifeal him. Please.
For a second, the stone begins to glow.
Then it’s gone.
Darius matches it from my hand, his grip crushing my wrist before shoving me back. 1 hit the ground hard, gasping as the wind rushes from my lungs.
The Crescent Stone gleams in Darius’s bloody hand. His smile is slow, predatory.
“You don’t understand its power. Elena,” he says softly, turning the stone in his palm. “But I do. I know what it needs to unlock its true strength.”
I push myself to my feet, my wolf raging inside me, “What are you talking about?”
“It requires blood.” Darius murmurs. “The blood of your protector. The bond makes it perfect..
- t. All will be revealed in the next blood moon”
The ground tilts beneath me. My vision blurs and I see Lucian standing in front of me, poised like he was warding off enemies. My vision clears and I know what he’s saying before he even finishes. Lucian is my protector and my mate.
Darius slips the Crescent Stone into his armor and steps back, disappearing into the smoke with his pack at his heels
I scream Lucian’s name as I turn, my voice lost in the chaos.
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