n fr

tared at her with eyes that had no soul

shadow in the dark. A man who once whispered lies into her chil

seen him in

e obsidian armor of the Nightfang el

Thorne drawled, stepping around

ed creature clawing its way from the burial

on the stone?"

. "Because you're the

e of

The prophecy

omach

t under

out a scroll wrapped in crimson string. "This is the o

way. "My mothe

riestess of the Eclipse. And your father was

eamed throug

ok her he

gain, its voice distant,

lse moon. You are the lig

throat t

ouldn't wash off her hands it all made sense now. She was

ever mean

here sh

was ru

e moment he'd felt Celyn's fear echo through the bond, he'd bolt

ready. She held a silver bow, her

o late,"

growled. "

center. The pr

here I'll rip

icked to him. "

n't c

wolf inside him snarled, bones shifting with every

as a

wante

led the al

ly out of the grave now. Its body shimmered like

sh

n," Thorne said proudly. "Bound in de

se raced. "

ngly. "You are the key. And he" He ges

pered. "I alre

t mongrel Lucas? He's a mistake. A

he lie twisting together like poison. The

back. "Don

"Or the prophecy will collapse, and you

tecting me, not pre

's hand r

n's powe

ending Thorne flying. The ground cracked ben

ade sc

reath cam

shaking with fury. "I belong to n

t, blood at his mouth. "

a voice b

ca

wing, fangs sharp, his claws extended. He looked

st chosen

an arrow into

nd twisted but Luca

steel, growls

t fast, brutal. But Lucas f

Ce

the shade, who now co

e you?"

was the first. Betrayed. Buri

e promis

es

e disapp

and the moon itself

t shot down and struck the

Light. Th

d, nothing rem

age and struck Lucas

stag

be safe. Not from me. Not from th

od. "Then I'll

raised

elyn

caught his wrist, eyes glowi

since I was a chi

d to pu

es about monsters. But you

sted hi

ade dr

se, voice like stee

silver blade i

ne g

fe

est wen

autious, always half in shadow. She stood tall now, white

s mate. H

rned t

re just two broken souls

ispered, "There

do you

altar and pulled out the

open

a ga

rns black and the key is revealed, the godwol

.. you're not the godwolf. Yo

the godwolf?

pa

h

n said slowly. "I

rned t

rst into flam

t, stunned. "I

cted to your bl

breath

d. "You were alway

crown. Or a throne

ftly. "Then f

oed throug

s of

lara said. "Nightfa

lenched. "We

. "We make our s

're out

d certain. "Let them see what happens wh

something ancient s

onlight.

ce and fast, as the

hidden in shadow, a pai

chi

it

m the blood tha