I ignored Lyra who was knocking on my door and decided to sleep. My heat was setting in and I didn't want her to enter and know that I was in heat. I closed my eyes for a second but was unable to sleep so I turned around on the bed and faced the window. It was a full moon. A full moon. The moment I stared at it, my heart beat quickened and sweat collected around my forehead immediately. I took in large breaths and knew it that I was damn screwed up. It was here. The warmth that had been simmering beneath my skin spread until it felt like my veins were glowing. My pulse thundered in my ears. Every sound in the quiet house sharpened , the creak of the floorboards, the ticking of the clock, even my own uneven breathing. The scent of the night air drifted through the window, thick and w

