Jacob’s POV

The night air was cool, carrying the normal smell of the forest. Natalie sat beside me, her hair moving with the breeze through the open window. She kept letting out small laughs as she looked outside, as if everything she saw surprised her.

I checked my watch. “We’ll stop soon,” I told her. “Lunara said you need enough moonlight. Tonight is good for it.”

She turned toward me, eyes full of honest curiosity. “We’re still in Crescent Moon territory?”

“Yeah,” ...