The Moon's Dark Embrace
“You’re weaker than my brother’s pet cat. We run two hours every morning to build up strength. That will get us to seven o’clock in the morning and then between seven and eight, we will work with darkness. You need to learn to be in the dark to be able to embrace it.”
I grit my teeth. “I want magic training, not core strength training.”
I did enough of that when I was in the pack. Running is for crazy people.
“To harness magic, you need to be in good shape. You’re not.”
“Because I have curves? I’m not like the rest of the girls who are stick thin, but—”
His hand falls on my shoulder, softly running down my arm as he cuts me off. “Your curves make you sexy, doll. Don’t insult them. I like loo