The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna
He and his wife decided to go without; he often said that Angelic and Bjorn’s antics were basically free birth control, which was fair.
And Melissa came out of the dark just after moonrise, the way she did everything, on her own time. Her hair had been cut to a pixie length ages ago, her skin covered in freckles from the sun, and she wore so many beads and charms that I heard her before I saw her.
“You came,” I said, holding her by both hands.
“A Blue Moon and a coming of age on the same night?” She squeezed back. “I was two territories away when I felt the pull. Something told me to come here tonight, so I came.”