THE BANISHED LUNA
Not anything she recognized.
She gripped the dagger tighter, her breath fogging the cold glass.
The shape in the trees paused, as if sensing her gaze. Then, very slowly, it stepped forward into the light.
It was humanoid, but wrong—its limbs too long, its eyes a hollow, glimmering white. A shiver skated down her spine. She’d never seen anything like it, and yet some primal part of her recognized it for what it was: a predator.
Kieran didn’t move, didn’t speak. But the thing in the trees tilted its head at him, almost curious. Then it smiled—too many teeth—and slipped back into the darkness without a sound.