THIRTEEN!!...THE HEAT

I walked away from the cheering crowd, feeling more out of place and embarrassed than ever. How on earth had the moon goddess paired me with not just one, but three men? I wasn't certain how to feel. Heck, I couldn't face Mom yet. Not yet.

And I would definitely not think about Isabella and her words. I'll worry about that later.

I found myself by the pond, staring at the full moon's reflection in the water. A certain hunger gripped me. A yearning to be free. For the first time in a long while, I felt my wolf paving around within me, snapping and growling, ready to be let out.

Free! She howled in my head. Set me free!

My hands flew up to clutch my head, my eyes closed tightly as a series of cracks and bone reshaping resounded in the air and white-hot pain flashed through me. For a minute, I was lost in the darkness. Blissful external darkness.

And then, far away, there was the sound of hoofs thudding against the ground, hitting it in a run. And then rushing waters, chirping cricke