All Chapters of Moonbound: The Awakening of Silver Hollow: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

The forest was dark and full of shadows as Sophie Hayes drove down the winding road into Silver Hollow. Her old Jeep rattled across the rough pavement, cutting the fog that hung like ghostly fingers among the trees with its beams."This place really is giving me a strong horror film vibe," she said, pulling on the steering wheel.The name Silver Hollow had sounded so inviting in the rental ad-a peaceful mountain community ideal for a new beginning. Still, she passed through the bent wooden sign that said Welcome to Silver Hollow and couldn't shake the haunting feeling creeping up her spine.By the time she got to downtown, night was fully settled in. The streets were nearly deserted except for a few folks on sidewalks whose eyes seemed to follow her Jeep very intently.Sophie parked in front of The Hollow Bookshop, the tiny shop that was attached to the upstairs apartment she would be renting. The old man who owned it, Mr. Whitmore, had been eager to have a tenant. Possibly too eager.

Sophie’s breath hitched as she stared at Elias.His chest rose and fell with barely contained rage, and his golden eyes were embers. Even in the poor light of the moon, she could see the strain in his body—raw power coiled up as if he were at war with something primal.He wasn’t just protecting her.He was holding himself back.The black wolf was larger than life, feral, wrong. It roared, exposing teeth like razors. The rest of the pack hid in the darkness behind him, their eyes luminous and fixated on Elias.This wasn’t just an attack.It was a challenge.Elias stepped forward, his body trembling with barely contained aggression. The black wolf snapped its teeth in warning.Sophie felt it in the air—thick, charged, unnatural.And suddenly, she understood.Elias wasn’t just some brooding man with a bad attitude.He was one of them."Run," he growled again, voice lower, rougher.In her body which was devoid of any wishes to budge, Sophie felt an odd sensation. Instinctively, she knew t

His words were powerful but something was cracking behind them. Sophie could see it. The pain, the fear. Not for himself but for her. She ought to have been relieved that at least he was giving her a choice. So why did it feel like her chest was splitting at the thought of leaving? Sophie licked her lips, searching for the right words. "What happens if I don't fight it?"Elias stilled. Something dark flickered in his expression. Something primal."Then the bond will claim us both." His voice was rough. "And nothing would ever be able to shatter it."Her breath caught.A terrifying, thrilling chill rushed through her. Claim us both.The air between them grew thicker, charged with something neither of them wanted to name.Sophie’s pulse raced as she watched him: the quickening of his breath, the dropping of his eyes—if only for a second—to her lips before he turned his head resolutely.She should have stepped back, should have turned and ended this.But instead, she whispered, "Then wha