a's

e boy with the fever. Do you think it's a coincidence tha

sked. My stomach felt l

d ever seen. "Just know that his father, the old Alpha, burned my village. He kil

rot? What are you talking abou

our hybrid blood, he would be addicted. He wouldn't just love you, Maya. He would need you to stay alive. Th

houted. "I want to help him! Sela i

ld as ice. "The Blood Moon rises in less than thirty days. You have t

Her breath smelled li

that keeps the beast quiet. If you choose the vampire, you will be powerful, but Kael will die the

there has to be another way. I can he

ng. He doesn't want to marry you; he wants to drain you to see how a hybrid is made. If you go with him, you di

er!" I shouted. "I wa

, Maya. If you choose to mate with him, the curse will become permanent. He will never be sane without you. You will be his Luna, but he

bushes behind

er!" Kael's roar

and my mother. He snarled, his gold eyes glowing with fury

ast time, her purple eyes flashing. "One dies, or one serves. That is the price of your blood. Choose wisely, daugh

loud of purple smoke exploded.

naked in the cold air, but his skin was steaming. He grabbed me

ou? Who was tha

n't a demon in front of everyone. I saw the desperation in his eyes

the curse? Was I his mate,

m that my own mother had helped create his pain. I couldn't tell

s heartbeat. It was fast and jagged. He was terrified of losing me,

ir. "The vampires are at the border. Victor is build

. He took a deep, shaky breath, and I felt his fangs graze my skin for a second. It wasn't a

him away gently, seeing t

"If I didn't have the blood... if I was jus

ent, the Alpha mask slipped. He looked lon

you, the screaming in my head stops. You are the only quiet plac

he pack house. Behind us, the moon sat h

lf-truth. She said I had the power to destroy the pack, but I felt like I was

the pack house, Elias was w

haking. "Victor is here. He's at

breathing.

inutes," Elias swallowed hard, "he will sta

errifying, but I was alrea