All Chapters of Blood and Moonlight: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

VALERIA Marcello had left as the sun rose, and it was not long before my eyelids started to feel heavy. In the bedroom, Veronica was still sound asleep so I tried as much as possible to climb in bed quietly. I may have slept for over six hours because the sun was setting when I woke up. And I finally understood how Marcello felt earlier when I turned to my right to find Veronica looking at me with the widest grin on her face. I exhaled and glared at her. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "I had a dream about you— actually, it was a vision." She giggled. "And guess what?" "What?" My tone was bland. I could even be bothered to pretend that I was interested even if I wanted to. "Marcello was in it!" "Um... hurray?" I was confused, was I supposed to be excited about that? "Do you want the full details or the summary?" She asked excitedly, wiggling her eyebrows at me. "Summary, please." "Hmph!" She rolled her eyes dramatically. "You're boring!" "I don't c—" "

VALERIA Veronica must have gotten a random burst of energy. Because, instead of going to bed, she decided that she would rather spend her time deep cleaning the kitchenette. Meanwhile, I was in the backyard, trying to get my thoughts together. It had been two days since Veronica had that dream, and even though I did not believe in the concept of being fated to a mate, I could not help but think of it. There was a part of my mind that kept asking, 'what if it's possible?' But it went against everything that I have believed all my life. Not like I believed in anything anyway. I was more inclined to go with logic than any of that spiritual nonsense that these werewolves believed in. But my mind traveled back to when I had encountered Selene, the one that introduced herself as the moon goddess. That experience felt all too real for me to just ignore; even as I thought of her, I could still feel the aura she came with that day. I sighed and brushed the thought off my mind. What Ve

MARCELLO I was running like a mad man. Even Alan was struggling to keep up with me. The thought of never seeing Valeria again was enough to fuel me with adrenaline to keep me going. Still, I tried to run even faster, if that was possible. I could not think of what I would possibly do with myself if Valeria was gone when I got to that Cabin. Finally, my legs slowed down once I got to the cabin, but my heart was still beating erratically. Behind me, Alan was bent over, trying to catch his breath. "When the fuck did you learn how to run that fast?" I ignored him and knocked on the door, resisting the urge to push it down. "Valeria? Veronica?" Nobody responded so I knocked again. And there was still no response. Did she leave already? Or was I just being impatient? I began to knock even harder, my voice getting louder. "Valeria! Are you in there?!" There was still no response. That's was it. I braced myself and bumped the door with my shoulder. The hinges rattled a little

VALERIA Old wounds were opened yesterday by Marcello's cousin, that boy. He said things that made me relive moments that I just wanted to forget so badly. Not only that, he offered me a chance for vengeance, I was scared but I took it. Those people that took my parents from me, I had a chance to get back at them, to make them feel what my eleven year old self felt. The despair, sadness, and anger, I was going to inflict it on them in double fold. "I advise not to take inspiration from the thirst for vengeance." A voice, low and calming, spoke from behind me. I recognized it from that vision I had in the woods, it belonged to Selene. I looked back and she still looked just as beautiful as the last time I saw her. Her soft smile was inviting, but there was still a part of me that believed that she was still just a figment of my imagination. "What are you talking about?" I asked despite my doubts. "T

VALERIA The presence of the amulet did not let me rest. My fingers ached to activate it, and it was only a matter of a few minutes before I succumbed to its pull. Veronica was sound asleep when I checked on her, so I took the amulet, sneaked out of the bedroom, and went out the back door into the backyard. It was only a few minutes to sunrise and, if I successfully activated the amulet, I would not have to run away from it again. Instead, I would get to feel it for the first time. I looked at it in my palm, the words for the activation spell ringing in my head. Then I inhaled deeply and held the amulet to my chest as I said the words out loud: "Like the force of a flood, wield your power through my blood." And just like that, what felt like electricity coursed throughout my veins, making my eyes roll to the back of my head as my body vibrated uncontrollably. I could not see anything except a bright, red light in my vision, and my grip on the amulet went tighter, causing m