His Moonsilver Mate (Abby and Kade) novel Chapter 52

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12:05 Sat, Oct 31 ML

Abby

The wolf lunged at Chloe.

I didn’t think.

Chapter 52

I dropped the plate and ran.

“Chloe!”

She turned at the sound of my voice, but the rogue was already too close.

He hit her before she could get out of the way.

Chloe went down hard, one arm coming up instinctively as the wolf snapped at her.

Diana surged against my skin.

Now.

I shifted.

There was no time to undress. No time to care who was watching.

The satin dress pulled tight for one terrible second, then tore as my body changed. Fabric ripped down my back and across my hips. My necklace snapped away from my throat. One heel twisted off my foot and disappeared somewhere behind me.

Then Diana was on four legs.

Moonlight hit her the instant she came free.

Power flooded through us.

Stronger than last night.

Stronger than anything I had felt before.

The rogue lowered his head toward Chloe.

Diana launched herself at him.

She struck his shoulder with all her weight.

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He twisted beneath her and snapped at her front leg.

jana jumped back before his teeth closed.

Chloe crawled away behind us.

Good.

Get away.

Diana planted herself between them.

The rogue rose.

His fur stood along his spine.

He was larger than Diana, broader through the chest, and clearly knew how to fight.

Yesterday that would have frightened me.

Tonight Diana growled and stepped toward him.

The sound coming from her chest barely felt like mine.

He lunged.

Diana dodged the first strike, but he turned and slammed into her side.

She staggered.

For one second, training took over.

Watch the shoulders.

Don’t move until he commits.

The rogue came again.

Diana waited.

His weight shifted.

Now.

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She didn’t.

Moonlight burned through every muscle.

Diana shoved.

The rogue lost his footing and crashed onto his side.

Before he could recover, she was over him.

One paw pressed against his shoulder.

Her teeth hovered near his throat.

The rogue went still.

So did I.

His scent finally registered through the rush of adrenaline.

Or the lack of it.

Muted.

Wrong.

Covered by something that left almost nothing familiar behind.

Scent suppressant.

Rogue.

Around us, the square had erupted.

People screamed and scattered between overturned chairs and tables. Somewhere behind me,

another wolf snarled. Bones cracked as Moonhaven warriors shifted.

But Diana barely heard any of it.

Her entire attention stayed on the wolf beneath her.

He looked up at her.

And something in his expression felt wrong.

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Recognition.

His eyes moved over Diana’s coat.

Over her shoulders.

Her back.

The silver fur shining beneath the open moon.

He was looking at her.

Really looking.

Cold slid through me.

The rogue jerked suddenly beneath us.

Diana snapped for him, but he twisted free and scrambled upright.

She lunged after him.

He backed away once.

Then turned and ran.

Diana started after him.

Another unfamiliar wolf cut across the edge of the square and disappeared toward the trees.

Then another.

They were retreating.

Already.

Why?

They had barely attacked.

Diana accelerated.

Rage pushed everything else aside.

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She wanted them.

“Abby!”

Chloe’s voice cut through everything.

Diana faltered.

“Abby!”

I turned.

Chloe had gotten to her feet.

Her white dress was torn along one side and grass-stained from the fall. One knee was bleeding, but

she was standing.

Alive.

Diana stopped chasing.

The retreating wolves vanished between the buildings and trees.

I wanted to go after them.

Every part of Diana wanted to go after them.

Then Chloe took one shaky step toward us.

“Abby.”

Diana turned fully.

Chloe’s face crumpled.

She walked toward us, slowly at first, then faster.

“It’s me.”

I know.

Her hands were trembling when she reached for Diana.

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Diana’s rage collapsed so quickly it left me dizzy.

chloe buried her face in the fur at my neck.

“You saved me.”

Diana pressed into her carefully.

She was alive.

That was all that mattered.

Chloe was alive.

“Abby.”

Cassandra.

I lifted my head.

She was hurrying toward us with a blanket clutched in both hands.

Her face was pale, but her voice stayed calm.

“Sweetheart, shift back.”

Diana looked around.

And for the first time since the attack began, I saw the square.

Really saw it.

Tables had been overturned.

Broken glasses glittered in the grass.

Food and decorations were scattered everywhere. One of the lantern strings had fallen across the edge of the platform.

A woman knelt beside an injured man.

Someone else was carrying a crying child away from the center of the square.

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Cassandra reached us.

Her voice softened.

“Come back.”

I shifted.

The moment I was human again, my legs gave way.

Chloe caught me under the arms, and Cassandra wrapped the blanket around me before I hit the ground.

For a second, all three of us ended up kneeling in the grass.

“Are you hurt?” Cassandra asked.

I shook my head.

Then immediately looked at Chloe.

“Are you?”

“I’m okay.”

She was still crying.

Her knee was scraped and her dress was ruined, but I couldn’t see a bite.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

She gripped my hands.

“Abby, I’m okay.”

I tried to breathe.

Then I looked down.

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A silver heel rested several feet away.

Something glittered near my knee.

One of my earrings.

My hand flew to my throat.

Nothing.

I felt again.

“My necklace.”

Cassandra looked at me.

“What?”

“My mom’s necklace.”

I searched the grass frantically.

“It broke when I shifted.”

“We’ll find it.”

I started to move.

Cassandra caught my arm.

“Not now.”

“I have to-‘

“Abby, we will find it.”