Ari POV
As we walked I was reminded of my entrance into Red Moon. The whole trip in had been one long nightmare. At every stop I was glancing over my shoulder, expecting to see Kyle following me, chasing me down. When I had broken down outside the border I had fully been prepared for him to materialize in the wood line and pounce on me. I had been fearful of what he would do to me. That was no longer the case.
We were walking toward a battle, one that I had managed to become the center of. But I was no longer afraid of Kyle. Xzavier had proved to me that I was safe, protected, and loved. He had made me see my own strength in the face of danger. He had proven to me that I was so much more than what my past had made me. I had become a dangerous weapon with skills I never thought I would p
