Despertar - Seguindo o Destino (livro 2)

Despertar - Seguindo o Destino (livro 2)

Leanne Marshall

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Introduction

Alora e seu companheiro Colton acabaram de começar a se encontrar em suas vidas e posições que mudaram drasticamente. Com os ataques de vampiros se aproximando, eles precisam chegar a algum tipo de resolução sobre Juan e os lobos da montanha antes que seja tarde demais.
Uma força sombria ameaça destruir tudo o que Alora lutou tanto para conquistar em sua vida, e ela precisa aprender o que realmente significa se tornar uma verdadeira Luna. Levantar-se contra, às vezes, aqueles que você ama para salvá-los.
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Chapter 1

Os galhos e ramos baixos roçam meu rosto, arranhando minha pele enquanto corro pela floresta, abaixando-me para evitar os galhos pendentes que puxam com força enquanto sigo Colton na escuridão. Meu coração está acelerado, o sangue corre pela minha cabeça, e mal consigo acompanhar o ritmo rápido do meu companheiro à minha frente. Focada intensamente na sombra negra que se move agilmente para liderar o caminho. O som das folhagens passando rapidamente pelos meus ouvidos, mas não diminuo o ritmo.

Colton, espera!… Eu o chamo mentalmente com um tom de advertência.

Algo internamente aciona os alarmes enquanto a forma furtiva do meu homem lobo salta pela floresta densa e desaparece em um matagal espesso a poucos metros de mim. Quase engolido pela folhagem, perco-o de vista por um segundo, e meu coração acelera ainda mais. Um toque de pânico me atinge forte no estômago enquanto a sensação de alerta cresce dentro de mim à medida que avançamos. Não sei o que é essa sensação, mas aprendi recentemente a sempre ouvir meu instinto.

Posso ouvir os outros do nosso bando correndo pela vegetação rasteira em linha conosco, mas espalhados, e isso me traz pouco conforto. Em vez disso, a ansiedade pelo meu bando aumenta, e salto atrás dele novamente sem esperar sua resposta.

Não vou te deixar para trás, querida. Apenas fique na minha cauda. Fique perto. A voz reconfortante de Colton vem através do link na minha cabeça, seu tom usualmente quente e suave, e aquela sensação interna de desconforto cresce mais forte. Normalmente, suas palavras me acalmam, mas não neste momento. Ele não parece tão ciente quanto eu dessa sensação, e o tom confiante me diz que ele não tem intenção de desistir dessa caçada. Os vampiros estão fugindo, e estamos perto de alcançá-los depois de persegui-los desde a fronteira.

Não, espera, tem algo errado! Recuem. Parem!

Eu ligo de volta com uma cautela intensa e quase corro para cima dele enquanto salto o próximo matagal para alcançá-lo. Vejo-o no último segundo e tento desviar no ar com um grito para não cair em cima dele. Ele parou de repente no caminho onde eu visava e rapidamente salta para o lado para me deixar pousar ao seu lado sem colisão acidental.

O que foi?

Seus olhos âmbar se fixam nos meus quando me aproximo, ofegante da nossa perseguição em alta velocidade, brilhando no meio da pelagem negra que os emoldura de maneira sinistra. Ele parece assustadoramente diabólico aqui na floresta densa na escuridão. Com quase dois metros de altura em quatro patas, ele é o lobo mais impressionante do bando e um alfa nato que ainda me deixa fraca nos joelhos. No entanto, mesmo como líder e mestre, Colton aprendeu a confiar nos meus instintos nos últimos meses governando nosso bando juntos tanto quanto nos seus próprios, e ele sempre me escuta como parece estar fazendo agora.

Eu posso senti-los… lá fora. Eles não estão mais fugindo. Eles estão esperando. Juro, posso sentir isso. É quase como se tivessem parado, e o medo que sentiam antes desapareceu.

Não hesito e aponto meu nariz em direção à sombra iminente da montanha como se quisesse enfatizar o ponto.

Nos últimos meses desde que me tornei Luna, perseguimos dezenas de vampiros que invadiram nossas linhas e entraram em nossas terras para atacar nossos fracos. Matamos muitos, mais do que quero lembrar, mas eles continuam vindo com uma regularidade alarmante. Mesmo depois de perceberem que sua arma para nos imobilizar era inútil se permanecêssemos dentro de nossos limites.

O Doc e a Mãe Luna Sierra criaram uma frequência para ser tocada em alto-falantes ao redor da propriedade, tornando a arma deles completamente inútil, a menos que nos afastemos do alcance. Não que a frequência possa ser ouvida, nem por nós, mas nossa capacidade de sermos lobos prova que está funcionando bem. Sobrecarregando a arma e nos mantendo seguros. Ainda estamos dentro desse limite, mas eles pararam de tentar escapar, o que não faz sentido. Eles sempre correm para o limite externo quando sabem que estamos perto de alcançá-los.

Uma armadilha? Não vejo como… nós os superamos em número, e em uma luta cara a cara, somos mais fortes.

Ele vira a cabeça em direção à escuridão à frente, esperando vê-los, e mentalmente ordena ao bando que pare e espere. Exalo aliviada quando as respostas obedientes são "Sim, Alfa" e sinto as vibrações dos nossos companheiros pararem imediatamente. Nosso subgrupo está esperando para prosseguir e está parado onde quer que tenham interrompido na floresta ao nosso redor. A obediência é sua maior habilidade, e eles não se moverão sem a permissão de Colton.

Eu não sei. Algo parece diferente. Posso sentir a antecipação... Há uma arrogância. Não gosto disso. Chame o bando de volta. Vamos dar meia-volta. A linha de fronteira está logo à frente de qualquer maneira, e não iríamos muito mais longe depois de cruzar o limite.

Como Luna do bando, eu também tenho a autoridade para fazê-los retornar através do link entre todos nós, mas respeito a dominância do meu companheiro e deixo que ele seja o responsável por chamá-los de volta. A caçada acabou; nós os expulsamos e não vamos colocar ninguém em risco esta noite. Perdemos muitos nos últimos seis meses, e não suporto carregar a dor de suas perdas a cada vez. Nunca fica mais fácil, mesmo que seja um lobo que eu nunca conheci. Tal é a maldição de ser o coração do bando. Luna deve amar a todos.

Colton hesita e olha novamente para a escuridão, pensando, decidindo, e então resmunga com desagrado, balançando a cabeça e deixando claro que não está feliz, mas concorda. Meu homem lobo se tornou um caçador, e às vezes me preocupo que a emoção da batalha esteja se tornando algo a que ele está se acostumando demais. Às vezes, quando defendemos nosso bando, há uma frieza nele que me faz lembrar que ele ainda é um Santo. Quase posso sentir sua energia borbulhante e vontade de continuar, a agressão inquieta porque hoje não terminou em uma luta.

Como minha Luna comanda...

Colton abaixa a cabeça em minha direção, de modo que seu nariz quase toca uma de suas patas em uma reverência simulada. Humor para aliviar o clima, e então, através do link, ouço-o chamar de volta aqueles com quem estamos patrulhando e dizer-lhes para retornar ao perímetro da casa.

Ninguém discute. Apenas concordam e o som das folhas enquanto começam a voltar para casa. Uma atmosfera de alívio e decepção vem em vibrações mistas. Eles parecem estar muito acostumados com essa batalha contínua e derramamento de sangue.

Vamos.

Aceno com a cabeça para os arbustos e me viro para ir, mas Colton fica parado por um momento, e hesito em deixá-lo. Pauso para olhar para trás e encarar sua figura imponente.

O que você está esperando?

Eu não sei... Algo está lá fora com eles. Posso sentir agora que estamos parados. Não senti antes porque é fraco. Não são apenas vampiros... Posso sentir outra coisa.

Há uma corrente subjacente, um tom em sua voz, e então ele descarta sua curiosidade e se move em minha direção.

Quando Colton se vira, eu suspiro internamente ao ver seus olhos brilhando em um azul etéreo. Não é totalmente desconhecido. A bruxa nele às vezes se manifesta, mas raramente aparece em forma de lobo, pois é mais um dom relacionado ao humano e geralmente suprimido por seus dons de Lycan. Geralmente é por razões muito específicas também. Como usar seus poderes de cura enquanto Sierra o treina para ser mais eficiente com eles, ou quando ele tem visões e pequenos vislumbres do futuro. Ou quando ele se aproxima de sua mãe em seu próprio estado de brilho, isso o desencadeia.

Seus olhos... estão azuis,

Aponto, fechando a distância entre nós para olhar na cor quase luminosa, e ele franze a testa, balançando a cabeça para tentar mudar isso. Tornando óbvio que ele nem está ciente de que está acontecendo, então acho que não há visões, nada dele que esteja acendendo o brilho.

Isso é novo. Geralmente só acontece quando minha mãe está perto e usando seus...

A cabeça de Colton gira de volta para onde ele olhava antes, imediatamente silenciando-o. Seu olhar se estreita em uma carranca, e um rosnado baixo emana de sua garganta profunda como uma vibração.

O que é? O que você pode ver? Eu também olho, meus sentidos em alerta máximo e meu corpo formigando enquanto ainda posso sentir os vampiros à distância, agora alimentando-se de sua explosão de hostilidade. O lado negativo do meu sangue ser parte do deles é que, desde que abri meus dons, sempre posso senti-los sempre que estão perto. Misturado com as emoções do meu companheiro, está me fazendo sentir enjoada e fraca.

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