Blessing of Luna (Wolfgods Book 1) by Blaise Ramsay (best books for 20 year olds TXT) 📕

to try and catch some sleep before Kain came back. Jill’s words on the wind served as his only comfort against the cold of his wet clothes and broken spirit.

The smell of something cooking woke Damien up from his exhausting, restless sleep.

Kain sat by a newly lit fire with a small black pot hanging on a makeshift spit while fish roasted on a grill grate. It smelled wonderful. Damien’s stomach growled so loud, Kain turned around.

“Well good morning. From the looks of you, I’d say the first night didn’t go so well.” He let out a slight chuckle.

“Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. You make this look so easy,” Damien sat down across from his friend, his eyes locked on the dancing flames in front of him. “Kain, I don’t know if I can do this. Last night, I didn’t feel anything but a slight burn inside after I stared into your eyes.”

“That’s a start. The wolf inside of you must be something if you can’t see him yet. Usually most of us are able to change as soon as the pain disappears.” Kain handed him a bowl of the stew he was cooking and two roasted fish.

Curious, Damien broached the subject he’d long been curious about since Jill mentioned it. “Kain, have you ever changed anyone?”

Kain stopped what he was doing. His eyes locked on the flames and the bubbling stew in the pot. “Yes.”

“Where are they?”

Kain closed his eyes, sighing. “I…had to kill them.”

“I’m…sorry. May I ask why?” Damien took a sip of the stew, amazed at how good it was. Jill hadn’t been lying. Kain could cook amazingly well. It took he had not to gulp it down in a single swallow.

“In the middle of the change, they turned into a werewolf and tried to kill me. It’s not a pleasant feeling, Damien. It’s why most of us don’t turn someone unless we know they won’t become monsters. Kyle was worried that you may become a werewolf after you didn’t wake up for so long,” Kain took his own bite of fish, offering Damien some water. “I told him I would end you myself if that became the case, knowing Jillian couldn’t do it. For now, my friend, eat and regain your strength. We will begin again when you are ready.”

Damien watched as Kain rose to his feet. There was something about him that demanded respect. Something powerful Damien couldn’t wrap his head around.

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After breakfast, Kain had Damien once again blindfolded. Only this time, he made Damien remove his shirt so he could feel everything around him.

Kain coached Damien through how his body needed to feel. How he needed to relax and realize that the darkness held no fear.

Slowing his breathing, Damien remembered Jill’s howl. He understood the words she said over the wind.

The burn inside of him expanded to his muscles as his mind’s eye took a large shape. It’s eyes the piercing amethyst color of his own. It was just within reach but still so far away.

The hours passed by, changing the golden rays of the sun into the pale silver and grays of the night.

“The moon rises, Damien. It is time for me to leave you. You did well. Your senses are developing nicely. Try to make tonight easier. I will return in the morning.” Kain began tying the jacket he usually wore around his waist.

Instead of the feral wolf of the first night, Damien now locked eyes with the same image he’d seen when he’d encountered Chelsea.

Kain stood on muscular legs bent at the knees. His thighs and calves bulged with hard muscle. Torn and tattered jeans hung off of his knees. His chest bare and sculpted. The faded crest of what looked like a medieval wolf holding a shield engraved on his left hip.

Damien was awestruck by the beast above him. He was the spitting image of Tenebris from the vision he’d had when Barghast fought his brother in the burning meadow.

The huge lycan howled. Only this time, it was almost like a song. Soft and melodious despite the ferocity of the beast it came from.

Kain sprinted away as graceful as a marathon runner into the woods.

Great, how badly can I mess tonight up? I’m not even sure what I’m supposed to do. Damien thought, mentally preparing himself for the no-doubt horrible night to come.

Damien went back to the fire to sit down and watch the flickering flames. His mind focused on the huge shape he saw in the training with Kain earlier. That’s what I can do.

Blindfolding himself, Damien sat in the meditation pose Kain taught him to relax his mind and become more aware of the landscape around him.

At first his body tried to force his instincts to adjust, bringing about a sense of frustration. His chest tightened as his desire to give in almost took control. Damien took the blindfold off, cursing under his breath. Why can’t I figure out something that should be so natural to me? What the hell is wrong with me?

Looking up at the moon, Damien had to choke back the uneasy sensation nagging at him. What if he couldn’t ever change? He’d let everyone he knew and come to care about down. They’d be in danger. Jill would be in danger if he couldn’t pull himself together.

Jill. Damien laid down on his back, his eyes locked on the glowing orb in the sky. A sense of warmth falling over him as he felt his mind being pulled into sleep.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Damien opened his eyes to see a woman staring down at him. She was beautiful. Her hair strands of pure silver light flowed down her back to rest upon the ground all around them. Her skin was so white, it would make even the snow blush with envy.

Her long, slender