Captured Moonlight by Erin Kelly

Author:Erin Kelly [Kelly, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-20T06:00:00+00:00

12: CHASE

Korban didn’t hesitate. It was like the word unsnapped an invisible collar from his throat, and he ran. The three other werewolves with him bolted, and together they ran for the door. Trap or no trap, he couldn’t throw away this shot to escape.

Beyond the door was a curved, empty hall. It wound around the building and at first seemed to circle back around to where they had started like some twisted maze; only the scent of wild forest, fragrant fresh air greeted them when they raced around. Up ahead of them a set of double doors were opened wide and bright sunlight shone in like a beacon of hope.

Free at last Korban nearly gave a howl of joy as he emerged from the building that had become his prison. Adrenaline rushed through him as he ran with renewed exhilaration. His eyes adjusted quickly to the glaring light. The building he emerged from was a large red barn in the middle of an expansive clearing. Two large, rust-mottled pickup trucks were parked nearby, alongside a dilapidated house and a shed surrounded by a cluster of ATVs in various states of repair. No powerlines attached to the buildings, and no roads except a few overgrown dirt paths were to be seen. They were completely off the grid. Of course escape from here wouldn’t be easy. He raced towards the tree line, past the vehicles, the lush green forest calling his name.

His muscles screamed at him from being caged and sedentary but he sprinted forward despite the pain, desperate to put as much distance as he could between that prison and him. The trees and brush became green blurs as he moved, his heart beating like constant thunder in his head. This area of the forest smelled much like the rest he’d experienced before, and judging by the sights and scents he was still somewhere in the Adirondack Mountains.

A large stream suddenly cut out in front of him and caused him to stumble to a halt, scattering rocks along the creek bed as he stopped to keep himself from falling in. The water doesn’t seem too deep so he said, “I think we can wade across it guys.”

He turned to face his fellow escapees, but no one was there. He panted, strained his ears to listen, but he can only hear the babbling brook and the quiet song of the forest. He doesn’t hear any branches snapping or footsteps rushing behind him and his heart sank. “Guys?”

There is still no response, and he swallowed then tried to catch his breath. His entire body shook, adrenaline coursing through his veins. His heart was pounding like a frantic drum, so loud he was sure it would give away where he crouched among the tall reeds along the riverbank.

He waited, but doesn’t hear or otherwise sense any sign of the others’ approach. Part of him wanted to continue on, to turn and keep running further away. He had to find Sophie, he had to get home.

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