Vivian's POVLucien.His name echoed in my head like a prayer, but no words could come out of my mouth.At first, I thought it was my fault. Then it dawned on me that I was drowning. Dying in more ways than one.His paws curled around me, and he forced my head forward.I felt his teeth sink into my neck, his bones cracking as his body assumed his human form once again.The pain raked, though it was nothing compared to what I'd been living with the whole day.Then the blood, staining the water around me. My eyes caught a glint of something shiny, almost silver, in the water before Lucien was hauling me out of the water.As soon as we were out, I was coughing, grasping for air while the moonlight seemed to shine brighter than normal.A lot brighter and definitely not normal.Lucien was near me, on his back, panting heavily.The first instinct that came to me was to run away, and I did just that, pushing myself to my feet and darting off again, not as fast as before, but enough to make m
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