All Chapters of When the moon fell: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

As the last of the infected fell, an eerie silence settled over the forest. The surviving wolves remained in their shifted forms, scanning the surrounding trees for any sign of another attack.Kael stood in the center of the clearing, his silver fur stained with blood. His golden eyes swept over the patrol.Sound off, he mind-linked.One by one, the wolves responded.Here.I’m alright.Minor injuries.Everyone on my side is accounted for.Kael mentally counted each voice.Then he froze.Nova.He hadn’t heard from her.His head jerked up.Rylan, he mind-linked, his tone suddenly sharp. Where’s Nova?The dark brown wolf immediately stopped searching the tree line. His ears shot upright as he looked around the clearing.I thought she was with you.Kael’s heart lurched.She isn’t.Rylan immediately bolted through the battlefield, weaving between fallen infected as he searched every direction.Kael lowered his nose to the ground, desperately trying to pick up her scent.He moved through th

The last strand finally snapped. Nova quickly pulled her hands free, rubbing her sore wrists for only a second before gripping the knife tightly. She stayed low, keeping herself hidden behind a fallen log as she watched her captors battle the Hollowfangs. The fight had become complete chaos. Growls echoed through the forest as the wolves struggled to keep the creatures at bay. Every one of her captors was focused on staying alive. This is my chance. Nova carefully reached down and began cutting through the ropes around her ankles. Almost… Just a little more… A twig snapped beneath her. One of the wolves turned at exactly the wrong moment. His eyes locked onto her. For a split second, neither of them moved. Then his face twisted with panic. “She’s escaping!” he shouted. Before anyone else could react, a Hollowfang exploded from the trees and slammed into him. The force knocked him backward into the dirt. His scream echoed through the forest as the creature pinned him b

Nova stared down at herself in disbelief. Thick black fur now covered her arms and legs, ending in razor-sharp claws where her hands had once been. She could feel raw power flowing through every muscle, and every one of her senses had become impossibly sharp. She could hear the wind weaving through the trees, smell the Hollowfangs hiding in the distance, and even detect the heartbeat of the creatures surrounding her. “What… have I become?” she whispered. Panic rose inside her as she caught a glimpse of herself in a small pool of water nearby. “I’ve become a monster.” We are not monsters. The voice echoed clearly inside her mind. Nova’s head snapped up as she looked around the empty forest. “Who’s there?” she called. There was no one. The voice spoke again There is no need to look for me. I am with you. Nova let out a nervous laugh. “Great… now I’m hearing voices too. First I get kidnapped, then I fight Hollowfangs, and now I’ve officially lost my mind.” You ar

Kael tore through the forest at full speed, the rest of the patrol close behind him. With every stride, Nova’s scent grew stronger.She’s close, his wolf growled.Very close.Kael burst through a wall of thick foliage and skidded to an abrupt stop.Every wolf behind him froze as well.The scene before them made no sense.Several Hollowfangs stood in a loose circle around a terrified man who had dropped to his knees, his rifle lying several feet away. Instead of attacking, the creatures simply watched him, growling low in their throats as though waiting for something.Then Kael’s eyes found her.Nova stood in the middle of the clearing, wrapped in nothing more than a torn blanket she had hastily tied around herself.Relief crashed into him so hard his knees nearly gave out.Mate…She was alive.His wolf nearly shoved him forward.She’s alive!But before Kael could move, something else caught his attention.The Hollowfangs.None of them were attacking Nova.None of them even looked inte

Chapter 38 Ava’s body hit the ground with a thud. Silence filled the forest. No one moved. Kael and the patrol stood frozen as they stared at the scene before them. Ava was dead. Nova stood over her, her chest rising and falling as her crimson-black eyes remained fixed on the body. She didn’t look human anymore. She didn’t look like a wolf either. She looked like something far older. No one knew what to say. Rylan finally broke the silence. “What… is she?” No one answered. Even Kael couldn’t. Around Nova, the Hollowfangs slowly lowered themselves to the ground. Not a single one dared move. They had all submitted to her. Kael took one careful step forward. “Nova.” She didn’t respond. He took another step. “It’s over.” Her ears twitched, but she didn’t move. “Nova… look at me.” Slowly, she lifted her head. Those crimson-black eyes met Kael’s. For a moment, the entire world seemed to disappear. It was just the two of them. Kael could still see her. Somewhere