Chapter 6

I scream and lose my balance and almost fall on my face, but strong arms grab my waist. They’ve easily caught me and placed me back on my feet. I look up to find Malachi’s sexy face looking at me. “Thank you!” I say gratefully while I find myself becoming lost in his eyes as if I’m in a trance.

“I’ve got you. I’d never let you fall,” he said with a smile.

“Why are you so sweet to me?” I ask, utterly confused as to why he’d go out of his way to show kindness to a mere human.

“Because you are going to be my Luna,” He answered with a smirk.

“Luna? What is that?” I question.

“For having a best friend who is a wolf, you know nothing of our kind, huh?” He asked and I shook my head in return. “You will find out soon enough,” He says, rubbing his thumb along my lower lip.

After a moment of simply staring at him, he brushes his hand softly against my face. “Why were you crying, Luna?” He questions with a look of concern.

“It’s nothing,” I say as I look away in shame.

“If you’re crying, i