The full moon hung low in the sky, like a silver eye watching over us. Its light spilled across the forest clearing, turning everything red and magical. I stood there feeling that pull deep in my chest. I didn't know if I was the only one who felt like this. I wanted to know if Gabriel and Paxton could also feel it.

My heart raced, and heat bloomed low in my belly. Why did the moon make everything so intense? I wondered if they felt it too, this wild need that clawed at my thoughts.

I ...