~Caleb~
Even from this distance, I could see the silver light pulsing beneath her skin, following the contours of her veins like liquid mercury. She wasn't shifting, wasn't fighting the Blood Moon's pull at all. She simply stood there, perfectly balanced between human and wolf, watching me with eyes that glowed silver-blue in the darkness.
"Elara!" I called out, moving closer to the house. "We need to go. Now!"
She didn't respond, didn't move. Just watched me with that unnerving stillness that was so unlike the woman I knew.
I took another step forward, and the balcony doors behind her opened again. Damon Marx emerged.
"Stone," Marx called out, his voice carrying easily across the distance. "How kind of you to join us. Though I must say, your timing is inconvenient. Elara and I were j
