pte

The room was still dark, the faint glow of the moon seeping through h

Meet me at the

ty gnawed at her. Tossing her blanket aside, she pulled on a j

t hoot of an owl the only sounds accompanying her. The fountain stood

" a deep voice ask

aintly. He wasn't alone. Adrian leaned casually against

text?" Elena a

said, his gaze s

drian replied cool

ease. "If neither of you sent

tepped out from the shadows. It was Marcus, Adrian's closest

ttle gathering," Marcus drawled, his

of this?" Adrian dem

his tone equally firm. "About

rotective instincts flarin

Elena. "She's becoming a distraction, not just for

hest. "What are you talking ab

resence is causing tension. The vampires and wolves were already on

stepping between Elena and the ot

calm but deadly. "She's special,

took a step forward. "Special or not, the elders

gerously. "Let them watch

id firmly, his tone leav

as standing on the edge of a knife. "Stop!" she cried, steppin

o her simultaneously, the

decide that," Et

eady. "You're more importa

, followed by a chorus of growls. From the opposite dire

," Etha

Adrian added, hi

ed a glance. "They're co

t of here," Ethan said

er other side. "A

y is closer,

'll rip her apart on si

dthirsty vampires

ling her hands free. "Stop a

choice but to run. Ethan and Adrian flanked Elena, thei

he forest, the trees casting lo

said, leading them

is shoulder, his senses on

bared. Adrian moved with lightning speed, grabbing the

vampire snarled, struggl

replied, driving a st

owing with rage. Ethan shifted in an instant, his clothes ripping as fur sprouted and his body

arcus and Lucas fought off other attacke

rm, pulling her clos

stand here," E

ce," Adrian said firml

he feeling that something was terribly wrong.

r me?" she asked,

s meeting hers. "Because you're s

form bounded over, his fur matted with blood. He

aid urgently. "They're

ed. "Agreed

forest, the sounds of the

en log, her body trembling. Ethan and Adrian stood on

at's going on," she sai

with Adrian before noddin

of a war, Elena. A war between vampires an

ked, her voice bare

re not just members of our clans.

widened in

ow, because of us, yo

and Elena felt a chill run down her

us," Ethan

ect you," A

e danger she was in. But as she looked at the two