Bella’s POVThe Moonstone sanctuary stood higher than the rest of Stormfang, carved into the mountain where the fortress walls gave way to open sky. I had seen the narrow path leading toward it before, but I had never been allowed beyond the silver gates. Humans weren’t forbidden exactly, according to Kael, but the way he had explained it made the distinction sound suspiciously polite.Tonight, Lucian apparently had no interest in tradition.He walked several steps ahead of me, his black cloak snapping in the mountain wind while one hand remained pressed discreetly against his wounded ribs. He was moving too quickly for a man who had recently been stabbed, stitched, poisoned through the bond, and nearly dragged himself into another battle. I had already told him this twice.He had
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