Chosen By The Moon

Go with him? How was I supposed to go with Lewis without getting us both killed? Not that I made any effort in showing him I had heard him, I just stared straight ahead of me, relishing in the warmth Lewis’s top gave me.

“Shit!” He sounded exasperated, and with it come an unexpected emotion. I suddenly felt a small slap to my cheek causing me to blink rapidly trying to come to terms with the new pain, it was nowhere near what the king usually dishes out though. My sight quickly came back to me and as clear as day Lewis stared into my eyes, blood coated his newly swollen face, as he cupped my cheek. “There she is…” I was utterly humiliated by the events that just took place but I had to shake them off.

I really didn’t know how much more I could take. “Come on, we need to leave.” He hauled me onto my feet and enveloped my hand in his before hightailing out of the room and down the stairs dragging me along with him. My footing wasn’t great and I kept falling to my knees which in turn slowed us down dramatically.

“SHIT!” He suddenly flung my tired body over his shoulder and began to run faster, we made it down one more flight of stairs before couldn’t loud roar sounded throughout the castle and I quickly realized the king was awake once again and had clearly noticed my absence. Lewis was too slow with me.

“Stop!” My voice was sore and horse from the screaming I’d done, and my body wasn’t much better. “You need to go!”

“Like hell am I leaving you here after that!” He was so sure about himself. As he turned the corner and finally made it to the grand entrance.

if you keep going one of us is going to die.” It was true, I was far to weak to survive on the road if we left and Lewis was going to get killed on sight if he stayed, that much was evident. So either way we were screwed.

my head and winced, before looking at the door we

be again, but he didn’t need to know that. I liked Lewis, and I knew I couldn’t see

know that He knew he had to go, and I did too, but For some reason he wasn’t

am. You have to go, please, I can’t loose you, I just can’t.”

that.

and leaned in quickly, placing a small kiss on my forehead before cupping my bleeding cheek in his hand. “I’ll come back. I’ll come back for you, I swear it. I’ll come back for you and

after the kings abuse, meanwhile Lewis wasn’t any better his face swelling more and more as time went on. The gammas eyes widened at my state then looked at Lewis and smiled sadly. “I understand.” Huh? What did that mean? What did he

forehead. Treating me as if I was made out of glass. “Don’t show him any weakness, Dylan, you are so much stronger than you will ever know.” My dads final words were very similar, this man had managed to steal a little piece of me, and I found myself longing for him to stay, for him to hug me and hold me close, longing for him to protect me against the king and his

pop and shift. A loud gasp of pure wonder left my mouth instantly

Lewis’s was beautiful, his Sandy fur looked so soft and shiny, all I wanted