18 Hunter

Becca

A shriek leaves my mouth before I pull myself together. I gulp, trying to loosen the knot in my throat, but it’s useless. My legs shake with the only thought occupying my brain: this was the biggest mistake of my life.

Coming here is just as dangerous as my parents always warned me. They told me over and over again that hunters never give up and that we still have to be careful because they suspect some of us survived.

Is this how our journey ends? I quickly search for my phone to send my parents the coded message about arriving at the Blue Moon Pack.

‘We are strong, and with Jason and Makya, we could easily take him.’ Bliss’s calm words contradict her feelings. Her body is rigid, her ears standing at attention.

“Relax.” Jason’s soothing voice accompanies his caresses on my arms and back. At least he isn’t freaking out yet.

I can’t relax. My hands shake as I put the phone in the slinger on my hips. There aren’t any curtains on the living room window, I remind myself. We nee