Austin’s POVThe moon was high, silver light washing over the trees outside the window. Inside the cabin, it was quiet with just the sound of soft, steady breathing.Ruby lay against me, her cheek resting on my chest, one arm draped lazily across my stomach. Her skin was warm, her heartbeat slow. I hadn’t moved for over an hour, afraid to wake her. She needed sleep. After the night we’d just had, hours tangled in each other’s arms, she needed rest more than anything.And she was finally asleep, peaceful in my arms.But I couldn’t sleep. Something felt off.At first, it was subtle, a faint shift in the air, a drift of an unfamiliar scent through the trees. But my instincts wouldn’t let it go.I was a werewolf. I didn’t need a full moon to know when danger was close.And whatever it was... it was getting closer.But then it sharpened.A mutant.Not just a shifter. A rogue.And it wasn’t far. Somewhere near the party.I clenched my jaw. Of course, one would come tonight. With so many pa
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