His Moonsilver Mate (Abby and Kade) novel Chapter 70

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Chapter 70

Abby

the time the moon rose directly above the opening in the ceiling, Diana had stopped puling against the chains.

There was no point.

The silver had rubbed the fur raw around her legs, and every attempt to shift back had ended with pain tearing through both of us before the change could begin. We had learned to lie still unless someone came close.

That didn’t mean Diana had stopped wanting to kill them.

I hate her.

Cressida stood near the edge of the circle, speaking quietly with one of her assistants.

I know.

I could reach her if they took off one chain.

Probably.

That was why they never did.

The full moon filled the opening above us, brighter than it had been on any of the previous nights. Its light fell directly into the center of the chamber, catching in Diana’s fur until the silver beneath the pearl-gray coat began to shine.

She felt it too.

Despite the exhaustion, despite the silver and the hunger and everything they had done to us, strength moved beneath her skin. More than before.

It made Diana restless. It made me nervous.

The door opened. The Rogue King entered first.

Cressida turned toward him. “You’re late.”

“And?” He sounded irritated. His eyes moved over Diana, then toward the moon overhead. “Is this supposed to be different?”

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Two guards disappeared through the doorway.

jana lifted her head.

A few moments later, they returned with the same girl.

She looked better than she had the first night, although that wasn’t saying much. She was stoo thin, and the loose gray dress hung from her shoulders, but she was walking without being dragged/

Then she saw Diana. Fear crossed her face.

Diana immediately lowered her head.

She thinks we’re going to hurt her.

We won’t.

Cressida took hold of one of Diana’s chains. Diana’s lips pulled back.

“Don’t.”

The warning was useless when it came from inside my own head.

Cressida jerked the chain. Silver burned around Diana’s leg. She snarled and resisted until another guard pulled the opposite restraint tight.

“Center.”

Diana’s growl deepened.

Let me bite her.

No.

Cressida pulled again.

Abby.

They’ll hurt us anyway.

Maybe.

But the girl stood between two guards, already frightened enough that she was shaking.

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I hated that advice.

I hated even more that she had been right.

Diana. Her anger pressed against mine. Please.

For several seconds, she refused. Then she stopped fighting. Cressida led her into the center of the moonlight.

The change was immediate. Power rolled through Diana so strongly that she shuddered. He coat brightened, silver spreading through the fur until the pearl-gray nearly disappeared beneath it. The ache in her muscles eased. Her breathing deepened. Even the silver chains seemed less overwhelming.

The Rogue King straightened.

Cressida smiled. “Good.” She motioned toward the girl. The guards brought her closer. “Take off her

collar.”

One of them obeyed. The girl gasped when the metal opened. Her knees nearly gave out as her wolf returned, and the guards caught her beneath the arms.

Cressida looked at Diana. “Strengthen her.”

Diana’s ears flattened.

Again.

We know how now,

That didn’t mean either of us wanted to.

The girl lifted her eyes to Diana. She was scared, but underneath the fear was something else. She remembered what had happened before.

Hope.

Diana looked away from Cressida and focused on her.

Do it for her, I said.

Diana closed her eyes. Moonlight poured over us. I reached for it the way we had learned during the previous tests, drawing the warmth beneath Diana’s skin and letting it gather there instead of immediately using it to strengthen her own body.

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We pictured the girl. Then we pushed. The first rush left Diana in a wave. The girl jerked. Her pack Straightened.

Cressida stepped closer. “Yes.”

Diana opened her eyes. The world looked different. Silver light edged everything around us and the

girl stood brighter than anything else in the room.

We pushed again. Her breathing steadied. The weakness seemed to drain from her posture Hek shoulders straightened, and when the guards loosened their hold, she stayed standing on her own

The Rogue King’s expression changed. For the first time since he had seen Diana, he looked genuinely interested.

Cressida looked almost triumphant. “Keep going.”

Diana hesitated.

We’ve done enough.

I thought so too.

The power inside her was already building faster than we could release it.

Cressida’s voice sharpened. “Again.”

Diana growled. One of the guards tightened his grip on the girl. She winced.

Anger moved through both of us.

Fine.

Diana lowered her head and reached for the moon again.

This time Cressida began speaking under her breath. I didn’t recognize the words. They sounded old, the syllables slipping across the chamber in a steady rhythm that made Diana’s fur rise.

What is she doing?

I didn’t know.

The symbols carved into the floor caught the moonlight. At first I thought I was imagining it. Then thin silver lines appeared between them.

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Something changed.

Rower rushed into Diana. Not the steady warmth she normally drew from the moon. This hit us like

a wave.

Diana jerked against the chains.

Too much.

I felt it immediately.

Stop.

I’m trying.

The moonlight no longer seemed to be coming only through the opening above. It was everywhere. In the floor beneath Diana’s paws. In the walls. Inside the carvings spreading around the chamber. Every old symbol seemed to wake at once.

Cressida faltered. Her eyes widened. For half a heartbeat, the chanting stopped. Then she started again, faster.

Why is she still doing it?

I didn’t know.

Another surge tore through Diana. Her fur brightened until the silver turned almost white.

The girl stared at us. So did everyone else.

The Rogue King stepped closer. “What’s happening?”

Cressida didn’t answer.

The light beneath Diana’s paws spread farther. Lines ran from the center of the chamber toward the

walls like veins.

The realization came so suddenly that I barely understood it. The room wasn’t only holding the power. It was carrying it.

Cressida saw it too. Her chant broke. “Wait.”

Another surge hit. Diana threw her head back. White light filled our vision.