Chapter 16 : More than a Kiss

*Arealla*

'A very powerful Luna,' the wolf inside of me spoke.

And her voice sounded so familiar. It was the same voice that came to me in thought, sometimes. Though I had always just assumed that it was my own thoughts.

Now I knew differently. It sounded like me, but it also sounded not like me.

I stared down at Marcus, wanting to focus on anything other than what was happening in my own mind.

Without any kind of warning, Marcus rushed at me, cupping his hands on either side of my face. And then I felt his lips press against mine.

And then I punched him square across the jaw.

He staggered back. And for a moment, I almost didn't register what that meant.

I had punched him. And instead of my hand being broken, he had gone reeling.

I flexed my fingers, there was a bit of a sting, but nothing was broken. And I had punched him hard enough that there should be some kind of damage.

'No,' my thoughts answered me. 'We're as strong as he is now. He is our mate.'

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