Chapter Thirty-Three

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

“Luna?”

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I heard my name. I didn’t wonder who it was. I didn’t care.

“Luna, tell me what’s wrong.”

A warm hand slid through my hair, over my scalp, down my arms and legs. Checking for broken bones. Checking for damage. It slid over the Mark, and I heard the demon hiss and pull away. I almost missed its chilling touch. It cooled the nearly unbearable heat between my shoulders.

“Luna. I need you to look at me. Can you sit up?”

I couldn’t remember how to speak. Something to do with my tongue and moving my lips, but then I thought of the demon speaking through the wolf’s cavernous mouth like an old record being played on a phonograph. I began to shudder. I was quickly pulled into a sitting position, held close to somebody’s warm chest.

“I’m here. I have you. You’re safe.”

The wolf demon snorted and I winced. “You’re never safe, Luna. We always know where you are. We always know what you are doing. We will follow you until the en