Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Hunt For Lycan Queen: Kabanata 311 - Kabanata 320

The air here was heavy with dust and disuse. A cracked window let in a thin blade of moonlight, cutting across the floor. I stepped inside and shut the door behind me, the latch clicking softly. Damon’s scent still lingered faintly, wild and sharp as the beast he was. It made my jaw tighten. Two

And still, I stayed for days. The village had a rhythm, and I began to move with it; repairing fences, hauling wood, escorting the females who gathered herbs near the tree line. They were wary at first. Wolves always are. But fear dulls fast when hunger and weather are the greater threat. I fo

Just once. Out loud. By the time I reached the trees, my hands were already shaking with the force of what I knew. She didn’t hear me at first, the river drowned out everything with its low, constant rush filling the valley with sound. The snow was melting along the bank, dark soil showing throu

My mouth opened, but nothing came out. Because I did. And because saying it would kill me. So instead, I whispered the only thing I could manage. “You don’t belong here.” He stood there for another long heartbeat, then nodded once, jaw tight. “You can lie to me all you want, Lila,” he said softly.

Each time I tried to breathe past the pulse of the bind, I felt Damon at the edges of my mind, restless and hurting. “Keep the wall up, Ruby, I want some space from him”, I whispered. Are you sure you really want that? “I do,” I murmured, even as my chest tightened with the lie. The door cr