* Moonlight pack- Crystal's house *

  The pale morning light seeped gently through the thin curtains of Crystal's room casting soft patterns on the floor.

   She lay still in bed, staring at the ceiling with a heavy heart.

   Ryder's words echoed endlessly in her mind 

   "You are mine, Crystal. Forever and always "

   She touched her forehead unconsciously, her fingertips brushed the spot where his lips had pressed with possessive tenderness.

   The warmth of ...