Magic of the Moonlight: A Full Moon Novel (15 page)

Nash’s hair hung in his face and on his shoulders. His blue-gray eyes softened as I continued to hold his hand. “It’s okay,” I said in a whisper. “I’m not going to run away tonight. It’s the only way you’ll remember.”

Then I leaned in and he did the same.

I kissed him full on the mouth, our lips pressed together like they had many times before. His lips were even more riveting and tender than the kisses we’d shared when we were dating. But even though this kiss would be memorable, there was still something deep down inside me that was missing. He had been my first crush, but even in this powerful state, he still wasn’t my first love. Tears welled in my eyes as I knew I felt as much for him as I could. And I was now ready for it to end.

I quickly pulled away to find Brandon standing next to me. His wolf eyes were intense and his fangs were shining. He was scowling angrily, and I wasn’t sure what to do. Had I finally brought out the animal in Brandon, too? Maybe it hadn’t been right to have kissed Nash. In Brandon’s normal state, he might have dealt with it—but now he was alone in the woods with another werewolf, and perhaps I’d made a horrible mistake.

Instead of running to Brandon, I inched back. When he saw the fear in my eyes, his intense expression softened.

“It’s over—” I said. “Now Nash will remember. And he’ll remember I’m with you,” I said, and raced into his arms.

Nash was dazed. He stumbled for a few seconds and then stared at both Brandon and me. Brandon then blocked me from Nash’s view. But instead of challenging Brandon, Nash just smiled a huge, shifty smile, wolf fangs shimmering. He roared a wildly enthusiastic howl and tore off into the woods.

Brandon growled and turned around to face me. He gazed down like I was a small animal he wanted to protect. I leaned into Brandon, all the tension from my body caving into him. I would never stop caring for Nash. He was my friend and an attractive guy, to say the least, and I wanted the best for him. But I also wanted the best for me. And that meant being with Brandon.

“From now on,” he said, staring down at me with his sexy gray eyes, “I’m the only one who’s going to be kissing you.”

Brandon swooped me up in his arms and passionately kissed me with the power of a hot, handsome, and heroic werewolf.

Even though I was happy, I knew Brandon and I still had our challenges ahead. There were two werewolves in Legend’s Run now. I had dated one and was in love with the other. And with the high school witnessing both, I knew we all weren’t out of the woods yet.

But for now, I enjoyed kissing the werewolf I was in love with, the magnetic one with irresistible lips, a howling heart, and superhuman strength, who loved me just as I loved him, among the trees and underneath the glow of the full moon.

Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank these fangtastic people:

Katherine Tegen, Ellen Levine, and Sarah Shumway

My family, Dad, Mark, and Ben

My in-laws Jerry, Hatsy, Hank, Wendy, Emily, and Max

and my best friends, Linda and Indigo

ELLEN SCHREIBER
was an actress and a stand-up comedienne before becoming a writer. She is the author of the first book about Celeste and Brandon, ONCE IN A FULL MOON, as well as TEENAGE MERMAID, COMEDY GIRL, and the bestselling Vampire Kisses series, which includes VAMPIRE KISSES, VAMPIRE KISSES 2: KISSING COFFINS, VAMPIRE KISSES 3: VAMPIREVILLE, VAMPIRE KISSES 4: DANCE WITH A VAMPIRE, VAMPIRE KISSES 5: THE COFFIN CLUB, VAMPIRE KISSES 6: ROYAL BLOOD, VAMPIRE KISSES 7: LOVE BITES, and VAMPIRE KISSES 8: CRYPTIC CRAVINGS. She is also the author of the fully illustrated manga series about Raven and alexander, VAMPIRE KISSES: BLOOD RELATIVES and VAMPIRE KISSES: GRAVEYARD GAMES. You can visit her online at www.ellenschreiber.com.

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VAMPIRE KISSES: THE BEGINNING

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VAMPIRE KISSES 2: KISSING COFFINS

VAMPIRE KISSES 3: VAMPIREVILLE

VAMPIRE KISSES 4: DANCE WITH A VAMPIRE

VAMPIRE KISSES 5: THE COFFIN CLUB

VAMPIRE KISSES 6: ROYAL BLOOD

VAMPIRE KISSES 7: LOVE BITES

VAMPIRE KISSES 8: CRYPTIC CRAVINGS

VAMPIRE KISSES: BLOOD RELATIVES

VAMPIRE KISSES: GRAVEYARD GAMES

TEENAGE MERMAID

COMEDY GIRL

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