I Am The Luna

VALERIE.

It's been nearly two weeks since we've returned. Since then, things have been extremely hectic. The tension has been rising, with Zade working on trying to break the code on the system that controlled the microchips.

Another thing that brought great concern... considering the Arkan had access to it despite the security on it. Were they just good hackers? Or did someone grant them access?

Either way, it's a race against time, with several more deaths happening over the last few weeks. And while Zade and the others work on their fight, I am in a race to slow down the progression of the disease, as rumours now spread in the media that it was caused by a mutation in the werewolf gene. Another lie.

I feel as if I'm trying to grasp onto time that hopelessly feels like water leaking through a bucket full of holes.

Every day passes in a blur. In the morning, Zade wakes me up at the crack of dawn and then we start training, or as I call it; The Hunt.

It is terrifying and, in some twisted way, thrilling. He works me to my limits and then tells me to get up and pushes me beyond what I think my body is capable of. Yet somehow I break through all the barriers as my body screams for reprieve.

With each passing day, despite the pain that remains, I can feel I'm getting better at sensing him, faster... stronger. I can feel my powers pulsing through my veins, a heightened sense of smell, sight, and hearing.

Zade's teachings are different, yet I'm beginning to enjoy them despite the brutality of the sessions.

thrill I feel when he catches me too soon and punishes me only satisfies me further. Always leaving

"Valerie?"

coming out of

got distracted," I

need... are you alright?" he

free from the disease, but she is dying... and it is by a natural cause. Making me realise that we really have no cure for her, for death cannot be

to keep

just gone, she and Hugh had gotten married, and although I had attended on a day trip, Zade hadn't, saying he had things to do. I didn't want to push him, he will take things at his own pace.

ask Atticus, with the wedding. But right now I feel asking Atticus might be the better choice since Zade's anger

you were checking?" he asks,

Ada's bloods matched?

take the file. This means... After Shelby's bloods came clear of any trace of the disease, I

the blood from a

net

they don't have the same symptoms humans do. I just wanted to know if she could possibly have the disease and it seems they can..." I

this

a werewolf. There is no way the disease can remain in their body long enough for them to be inflicted. I'm sure the results are wrong." He reaches for the file, but