THE REJECTED LUNA
White howl, anointed howl, First Mother howl, that made northern lights flicker green pink white and made ice under Harlan truck crack loud and made Council thermal drones short out and made fifteen white wolves behind me howl with me and made Jax break free from their hold and run across ice toward us, four lines blazing like small suns, faster than any Guardian should run on ice that kills Guardians who break scatter.
Harlan fell back into truck bed, scrambling, shouting, “Kaden, help me! Lena, get net!”
But Kaden was looking at me, at my white hair and white eyes and burned hands healing, and his empty eyes filled with tears for first time since Lena marked him, and he whispered, “Amelia—