Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 419 Letting Him Go

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Caden’s shoulders twitched, betraying his fear, but he squared his neck, trying to look brave. The werewolf girl, on the other hand, froze, her lip trembling as she let go of his hand. She’d seen the truth–the boy, the one who’d been so protective, was clearly frightened of the bear.

Thrice noticed it all, his eyes gleaming with cruel amusement. With a sneer, he shifted back into his human form and cracked his whip. The black bear snarled, furious and thrashing against the chain.

“This bear was raised on werewolf meat,” Thrice taunted. “You two better keep quiet. If it gets hungry enough, I won’t stop it from eating you. And don’t think I’ll take the fall.”

The black bear growled, its eyes burning with hunger, its breath rank with a rotting stench.

Thrice’s grin grew, the sadistic gleam in his cyc unmistakable. Slowly, he loosened his hold on the rope, letting the bear inch forward.

Caden closed his eyes tightly, trying to control his fear.

As the bear lunged, Caden braced himself, squeezing his eyes shut. But then, a voice pierced the tension.

“Don’t bite him!”

Caden blinked in surprise. The werewolf girl stood in front of him, arms stretched wide, facing the bear without a hint of fear.

I thought the bear would tear into them. But the little girl, despite her small size, stood firm, blocking him. I saw the chain around the bear’s neck, and it didn’t move forward. My fear slowly began to fade.

Thrice snorted in irritation and yanked the bear back by its chain. “Scared, huh? Remember my words. Stay in line.”

With a final sneer, Thrice turned, leading his lackeys out. Once they were gone, I peeked back into the small room, watching closely.

“Thanks for earlier … ” Caden exhaled, his voice quiet with relief.

He looked at the werewolf girl, gratitude in his eyes.

soft. “You protected me, too. Don’t worry. I

and her smile

stared at her, his expression suddenly serious, almost as if making a promise. “You’ve been kind to me. If we make it home, when I grow up, I swear I’ll marry you.

that, they locked pinkies, both of them looking

just outside the door, watching, feeling a sharp pang of jealousy twist in

he

brave boy–he’d be mine, and no

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Letting

of the time, I was stuck with my stepmother, but she didn’t care where I went

waited for the right moment to

I did, he’d remember

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day, Thrice and his lackeys didn’t show up at the cabin. After lunch, my dad stretched out on the earthen bed in

father’s snores filled the quiet

in silently. He lay on his side, the key to the small,

closer, gently reaching into his pocket to retrieve the key. He didn’t stir. Then I moved quickly to the small, dark room, my hands shaking. The key turned with a soft

a noise. I froze. The werewolf girl stood in front of me, eyes wide with

“Who are you?”

come today. You–You need to leave, now!” I urged, glancing nervously toward the door. In a panic, I grabbed a bottle from the shelf and

girl flinched, her confusion

down, gathering the shards of glass, and

endless, but just as I was about to finish, I heard

hell do you

heart stopped. I turned, and there he was, standing in the doorway, rage