They attacked. And I learned exactly what the Moon's Tear could do. I didn't try to control them. Didn't want to. But I could feel them through the Tear. Feel their connections. Their weaknesses. When one lunged, I knew exactly where he'd land—dodged easily. When another tried to flank me, I sensed his position before he moved. It was like fighting with my eyes closed but seeing everything, anyway. Kael took down three. Marcus and Tyler handled two more. I used Moonbane to incapacitate another four—binding runes that wrapped around their legs and held them. The last two ran. "We need to move," Kael said. He'd shifted back to human, breathing hard. "More will come." "Let them." The power buzzed under my skin. "I can—" "No." He grabbed my arm. "Listen to yourself. That's the Tear t

