POV: LUNA
"Who are you?" Luna's voice came out steadier than she felt.
The woman tilted her head. Silver eyes gleaming with amusement. "Someone who understands what you carry. That mark. That burden."
"How do you know about my mark?"
"I know many things, little Eclipse. Including what hunts you. And why."
Luna's heart hammered. "The creature. You know what it is."
"I know what it wants. What it's always wanted. The question is, do you?"
"Then tell me."
The woman smiled. Sad. Ancient. "Not yet. You're not ready for that truth. But you will be. Soon."
She stepped backward. Her form rippling like water. "When the time comes, remember this. Your mark is not a curse. It's a key. And every key opens something that was meant to stay locked."
"Wait. I don't understand."
"You will. When
