Chapter 23

Three days later,

Nadine was sitting on a rock and admiring the moon. As a human, the moon had never held a lot of fascination for her, but now she was a lycanthrope, she found that she could sit at a place for hours, lost in its otherworldly beauty.

She did not notice when Nick walked up to where she was, from behind.

“It's beautiful, isn't it?” Nick asked.

Nadine nodded, “So alone, yet so unafraid. I wish I could be like the moon.” Nadine said, sighing.

“Well,” Nick said, sitting down beside her, “You're not alone. You have me.” He took Nadine's hand in his.

Nadine looked at their hands, and looked at Nick, returning his piercing gaze. There was something in his eyes, she didn't know what it was, but she strongly felt it too “Nick, I appreciate this.”

They sat there for a moment before Nick spoke up, “I almost forgot. The whole pack is at the clearing. We're listening