I run out into the night.
I am supposed to wait until the solstice to see Lucas.
But now the secret is out, I decide to waste no more time.
I cannot go back to Dean's.
I cannot stay at mother's.
The alpha will certainly disapprove.
That leaves me just one choice.
To run to the next village where my lover lives.
The moon is bright above me.
I try not to think of the battle that killed my father and brother in these very hillsides.
I think instead of Lucas.
I make it to his village.
And I find his cabin.
He is sitting on the front steps.
He looks up at me.
"Marla," he says, surprised. "What are you doing here?"
He stands and gives me a hug.
I melt into his arms.
"I was not expecting to see you until solstice."
"I missed you too much," I say.
"I missed you, too."
I move o
