Love beneath the full moon

dn't name. Since I was a child, I'd felt an attraction to the forest surrounding my town, but on full moon nights, that sensation became almost

il entrance a few miles from my house. The full moon shone so brightly that I didn't even need a flashlight-the silver light bathed th

it, something almost electric, that made my skin tingle. I didn't know exactly where I was going, but it didn't matter. I

-the rustling of leaves, the snapping of twigs underfoot, the distant hoot of an owl. But there was something else, something I couldn'

saw him for

yes-there was something wild in them, something that made my heart stop for a second before racing faster than ever. I

t revealed his face. He was a man-or at least he seemed to be. Tall, broad-shouldered, and with an almost intimidating presence, he had dark, unruly hai

han I would have liked. It was a pathetic excuse,

brow, as if my explanation

ck but tripped over a branch and nearly lost my balance. Before I could fall, he was beside me, qu

now softer but still laden wit

ying to keep my voice stea

or not to answer. Finally, he let out a low sigh a

t before I could stop it, and he gave a faint

for a moment, as if listening to something I couldn't hear.

eyes-that sent a chill down my spine. But at the same time, it awakened an insatiable curi

fident, but the expression on his face shifte

nd releasing me. "The forest can be treacherou

howl-long, deep, and incredibly close. My heart raced, and Adrian immediately

ost like a growl. But I couldn't move. The howl had

a, listen to me," he said, his voice firm but also gentle. How did he know my n

ocess what was happening, he took my hand and pulled me away from the path I'd taken, guiding me thro

n when I heard the sound of something moving rapidly through the vegetation. Finally, we reached a clearing b

obeyed, my breathing fast and uneven. My whole body trembled, but it w

that resembled a roar. All I could do was crouch and hope it would end quickly. When silence finally fell over the clearing, I looked up and saw Adrian standing there,

but this time his voice was laden with something de