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rt pounding so loudly

hard to keep the tears from

delight. "I know, right?

ha Conry-my mate. My fated one. My supposed savior.

harp as a dagger. My vision blurred, and I forced a smil

s fingers from my arm. Then I turned and walked away as fast

Moon G

se me li

ommit to deserve

er

tiff at the voice I least wan

ears that blurred my sight. "You knew I w

t waver. "You're right,"

en why?" My voice bro

needs a Luna who is strong. Someone who can protect them when it ma

stumbled back, my breat

e this fate. The Moon Goddess made me this way. And it hurts more that

ng to a cold warning. "No one m

ed up and tucked a loose strand of hair behind

.. he wal

like

bling, hollow,

ld just take me now. Maybe

Pain shot through me as I looked up through blurry

"Crying again? You look

You're jealous, aren't you? Your mate chose your sister

kin as she yanked my ha

always do th

h a laugh. "And you're the weakest of them

inside m

very ounce of strength I had. She shrieked, stumbling backwar

auling her back up by the ha

ut my fear was gone-burned away by somethi

r belt and held it tight, m

voice shaking with fury. "Even if I die

r back-too hard. The blade nicked her arm,

orld

My chest rose and fell fast, my heart thunder

rment. All the sham

oug

er hard across the face, and spat,

mearing her chin. For

orders. One of them grabbed me by

d him away-except he didn

a sickening thud, blood s

tched. My hands shook

h... had com

reached me, a strange force surged outward

in my grip. My pulse

am I?" I

maybe he had been there all along. His mismatched eyes, o

urmured, voice smo

he was gone-van

again, heav

a whimpered, and the night air crackl

The weight of everything pressed down on me-the betrayal, the hu

sp

we

that made my heart ra

eak. I was

thing else

oddess herself might

didn't feel small. I didn't feel so

lt a

t of the moon, surrounded by the chaos

poke of... maybe it

t was m

egin

enge

carrying the scent of blood and fire, I whis

ll be diff