The Hut

Warlord's head whipped and I caught further female sounds. He must’ve recognized them as his sister because he was already moving that direction. I caught faint whimpering coming from within a hut with an open door.

He gestured for the mages behind him to surround the camp. Framing it so they could catch those that tried to flee.

“Why not let them flee?”

“Because we can’t tell which is which. But any helping Vanna Rae shouldn’t be leaving without her, or they deserve to die.”

Rampage gave him a quick nod and swung an arm in a broad gesture.

“We’ll surround them.” He nodded toward Killian. “As you bid.”

Then they were gone. Dissolving into the trees with their bits of pink and silver moonlight.

I felt my skin heating and my hair tingling at the roots. My skin felt entirely alive. Like hands roved over it everywhere it was bared.

The moon’s touch.

This is what a Mating Moon feels like. I realized