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5. Beneath the Moon, Among Shadows
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2025-07-15 21:03:49The air hums with electricity. Shadow stands before me, an unbreakable shield between Caleb and my trembling courage. But I can feel it—his control is fragile, stretched thin like a thread about to snap.
“They don’t need to involve her in this.”
His voice is steady, but there’s a fury beneath his words, restrained but seething.Caleb crosses his arms, that mocking grin of his catching the silver glow of the full moon.
“Strange, Shadow. Always the loner, always so… detached. And now this?” He gestures toward me. “A human? Don’t tell me you’ve broken our laws for her.”“I don’t owe you an explanation.”
“Maybe you do, if this puts the pack at risk.”
The other lycan speaks at last. His voice is calmer, but his words carry a weight that makes my skin prickle.“This has nothing to do with the pack.”
Shadow growls, his body shifting forward, poised to strike.The low growls that come from Caleb and the other lycan make me instinctively step back—but Shadow stretches an arm behind him, a silent reminder that I shouldn’t move.
“Nothing to do with the pack?”
Caleb’s laugh is hollow, without a hint of warmth. “And what do you think they’ll do when they find out? When they see you’re protecting a human?”“They won’t find out.”
Shadow’s voice is final—like a verdict handed down.“Oh, they won’t?”
Caleb tilts his head, as if weighing his next move. His golden eyes lock onto me, and I shudder beneath his predator’s gaze. “So what’s your plan, then? Keep her hidden forever?”Before Shadow can answer, I step forward—too fast, too reckless.
“Why can’t you just leave me alone? I haven’t done anything wrong.” My voice comes out stronger than I expected, though my heart’s about to break free of my chest.Caleb studies me, surprised at first. Then his smile widens.
“Brave. But you’ve no idea what you’ve walked into, do you?”“Shut up, Caleb.”
Shadow moves so quickly I barely see it—one moment he’s by my side, the next he’s face to face with Caleb, their noses nearly touching. His eyes blaze with dangerous light. “She’s not your concern.”Caleb shifts back slightly, though his smirk stays in place.
“Fine, friend. I’ll pretend I didn’t see her. For now.” His gaze flicks to me one last time, dark and promising trouble. “But I can’t say others will do the same.”With a final growl, Caleb and the other lycan melt into the darkness of the forest, leaving behind a silence that roars in my ears.
Shadow stays still for a moment, his shoulders rising and falling with heavy breaths. Then he turns, and the intensity of his gaze pins me where I stand.
“What part of ‘stay inside’ didn’t you understand?”
His voice is low, tight with worry and anger both.“I couldn’t just sit there. I thought—”
The words catch in my throat under his burning stare.“Thought what?”
He steps closer, and his nearness steals the air from my lungs. “That you could stand up to two lycans and walk away unharmed?”“I wasn’t going to let you face them alone.”
Shadow closes his eyes, as if struggling to hold himself together. When he opens them again, the golden fire is gone—but the storm inside him remains.
“This isn’t a game, Amelia. They aren’t like me. If they decide you’re a threat, nothing will stop them.”
“And you? What will *you* do if they come for me?”
The question leaves my lips before I can stop it—and for a moment, surprise flickers across his face.“I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe.”
His words strike straight through me, but before I can respond, he pulls away, his hands raking through his hair as if battling some inner demon.
“I never should’ve brought you here. This was a mistake.”
“Why do you keep saying that?” I ask, stepping closer.
“Shadow, if you really wanted me gone, you’d have sent me away a long time ago. But you didn’t.”He looks at me, and the force of his gaze is almost too much to bear.
“You don’t understand, Amelia. My world isn’t meant for you. All I have to offer is danger and pain.”“Let *me* decide that.”
My words seem to catch him off guard. For a long moment, he just watches me, as if searching for something in my face. Then he shakes his head, as if trying to push his thoughts aside.
“This won’t end well.”
“Maybe not. But it’s too late to turn back.”
The silence that follows is thick with everything we can’t say. At last, Shadow sighs, his expression a mix of resignation and resolve.
“If you stay, you have to promise me something.”
“What?”
“That you’ll do exactly as I say. If I tell you to run, you run. If I tell you to hide, you hide. Understood?”
I nod, though I’m not sure I can truly keep that promise.
“All right.”He studies me a moment longer, weighing my resolve, then nods.
“Come on. We have to move. We’re not safe here.”“Where are we going?”
“Somewhere no one can find us.”
His words are ominous, but I don’t hesitate. Because even though my mind screams that this is madness, my heart knows the truth: there’s no going back now. I’m bound to Shadow—and even if our path leads only deeper into darkness, I’ll walk it by his side.
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