Beauty and the Alpha Beast
I jump back, unsure what I’m seeing.
Powers?
Was my mother… a witch?
“Moon Goddess,” Thisbe whispers, teeth bared, “Protect me, last of my people. See me safely to Vaeloria, last of my blood, last of my name–” Her voice tapers off as she steps into the darkness again, her glowing eyes fading into nothingness, and then she just… disappears.
I grope for her in the dark, but my hand grazes another doorknob–misplaced, like it doesn’t belong here.
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