Ezra POV
I woke with a start before the sun had risen and noticed the enticing silhouette of my mate standing in front of the window. She was staring out into the stillness of the night with her back to me. I slid out of bed and walked towards her, wrapping my arms around her waist and nestling my head in her neck. She placed her arms on top of mine as she sighed deeply.
“Can’t sleep?” I asked, looking out over her shoulder at the forest below us.
“No. How can I when he has Oscar and it’s all my fault?”
“It isn’t your fault, Ruby. No one blames you. You can’t always protect everyone all the time,” I whispered against her shoulder, trying to ease her guilt.
“I have to try. What kind of luna will I be if I can’t even protect one child against our enemy?” she muttered, anger evident i
