Lahat ng Kabanata ng MARKED BY MOONLIGHT : Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 108

~ TESS ~ I shouldn't keep thinking about the time I have left. But the more I try not to, the faster the minutes seem to fly. To make it worse, Killan has been on the phone all day. Things between us had gotten hot more than once, but then Ronan, Cain, or Magnus would call and interrupt. And because Killan can’t just ignore the call, he promised to return to me as soon as he could. His sly smile and grumbling about his job as Beta were the only things that kept me from snapping. But then the wait began. I waited. And waited. And waited... until I couldn't do it anymore. I wasn’t about to lie in bed all day doing nothing. Killan still hadn’t returned after I showered, so I spent several long minutes drying my hair, passing time however I could. I cleaned, I paced, I tidied up the kitchen. And finally,

~ KILLAN ~ Tess might be a bitten wolf, but even now, it’s clear—she’s no one to underestimate. Even in pain, she carries herself like a force of nature. She hasn’t spoken a word since we entered into the forest. And she doesn’t need to. I can see her claws are already pushing through her fingers, black-tipped and razor-sharp, curling out like they’ve been waiting for this moment. Her breathing’s shallow, uneven, and with every few steps, her spine tenses like it’s trying to snap itself into a new shape. I lead her beyond the tree line, into the thick, silent woods of Ashridge Hollow. The scent of moss and damp leaves surrounds us. With luck, the packs won’t begin their run for another hour. I want her far from the eyes of the others—somewhere quiet, safe. Somewhere she can become what she is without shame or fear. “Stop,” she gasps sud

~ KILLAN ~ I want to howl. Tess isn’t just my mate—she’s my equal. My match in every possible way. Brave. Fierce. Fucking stunning. The way she shifted earlier... raw and untamed, like a wildfire in human form. It damn near brought me to my knees. She doesn’t even realize the power she holds over me, how her strength humbles me, how her every breath draws me deeper into her orbit. She doesn’t belong to me like a possession. She chooses me. And that... that makes me the luckiest bastard alive. Still, I bite down on the words clawing at my throat—which is the plea for her to forget what I'd just said and mark now right here and now. It simmers on the tip of my tongue, but I shove it back down.

~ CAIN ~ “I want Selene here. Right now.” Magnus Dusk’s voice slices through the night air, jagged and raw. Every syllable lands with deliberate weight, his furious glare fixed on Edric Shade like a dagger drawn mid-battle. The intensity of his rage prickles against my skin. “I told you not to trust her,” he snarls. “And knowing that bitch—she’s already long gone.” The gathering is silent, everyone seeming to hold their breath. Then, a faint rustling draws the group’s attention. I turn just in time to see Killan and Tess step out from the shadows of the trees, hand in hand. Their fingers are tightly laced, their steps steady but slow. The earlier heat between them has cooled, replaced by something quieter—like a silent understa