Alpha Kael and his Chosen Luna
He snarls and stands, yanking me up and twisting my hands behind my back.
“Ow, ow, that hurts.” I hiss and he tightens his grip, sending me on my tiptoes with pain.
“You rejected the easy way, Goldie, there’s nothing left but the hard way.” He growls and leads me into the dark.
“Where is this?” I ask a few moments later, rubbing the ache out of my arms, trying and failing not to pout. “Are you about to sacrifice me or something?” I ask. We are at the edge of a sharp cliff and the entire cliff face is all rock, no grass. The dark greasy stain spreading from the cliff edge looks suspiciously like blood.