Chapter 30
EVANGELINE POINT OF VIEW
Maeve's expression softens. "Normal was never an option for you, Evangeline. Your bloodline runs too deep. But you don't have to face this alone."
She holds out the silver charm, the moonstone glowing brighter in the firelight. "This will help protect you. It won't hide your true nature completely, but it will make you harder to track. Harder to hurt."
I take the charm with shaking fingers. It's warm against my palm, pulsing like a heartbeat. The moment I touch it, my wolf settles deeper into my bones, calmer than she's been in weeks.
"Why are you helping me?" I ask. "You barely know me."
"Because I recognize what you are, even if you don't understand it yet," Maeve says quietly. "And because someone needs to stand between you and the people who w
