"Lola, I don't think you realize how serious this is." Kael's eyes darkened with a familiar intensity, and his voice was taut with urgency. There was a rawness and unfilteredness in place of his customary calm. Something desperate. With a jolt of blood in my ears, I shot back, "I understand enough." "You've previously informed me about the Blood Moon. But, Kael, this is different. I am unique. You have no idea what's going on with me. The moon was high overhead, illuminating the clearing at the edge of the woodland with an odd, unnatural light as we stood there. Tonight was the Blood Moon, the infrequent lunar occurrence that was meant to herald a change in the supernatural realm. And all of my fears, every caution Kael had given me, and every image of mayhem that had been slipping into

