MARKED BY THE MOON
“Come on. See for yourself.”
Reluctantly, I let her pull me to my feet, my legs shaky, my heart pounding. We crossed the room to the vanity at the far end. My pulse thudded harder with each step, my wolf whispering again, “Look, Astria. See what you are now.”
My fingers hovered above the polished wood, the mirror looming before me. I swallowed, nerves twisting my stomach into knots as I slowly lifted my gaze.
And froze.
Mariah’s words echoed inside me, loud and unrelenting. Out-worldly… touched by the Goddess… changed. My chest tightened, my pulse thrumming so hard it shook through my bones.