Free The Moon Rises by Angela Horn Page A

blue eyes were
almost angry as she sighed.
    “I think it should be fine. The Alphas dig you
and you work for Silas. I don’t think Finn would take advantage of you. Just be
careful though and never forget what he is. He looks like you and me, but he’s
a beast. He’s an animal inside, but it’s easy to forget when you look at his
handsome face.”
    “I don’t want to go now,” Gigi said, feeling a
weird emotion in her stomach.
    “Look I’ve dated Weres. Not on purpose, but you
can’t really know unless they tell you what they are. Like Finn, did he tell you
he was a Were?”
    Gigi shook her head.
    “Of course not. He could smell you were human, so
he kept his origin a secret, figuring in bed all the parts are the same.”
    “What parts?”
    Sara sighed. “I’m not giving you the sex talk
today. Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I feel like you should at least have the
emotional capability of a sixteen year old before you have sex. Just go on your
date and say goodnight to him at your door. Don’t invite him in and it should
be fine.”
    “Okay,” Gigi said, feeling heavy in her chest. “I
thought I knew who to like, but now I’m really confused. I feel stupid for
trusting them all.”
    “Don’t feel bad. I fell for shit when I first
moved here too. Like with Simon. He’s gorgeous and charming and I bought into
all the lies. I wasn’t innocent like you are when I came here. I was just
charmed by the males. They’re good looking and powerful and it’s normal to want
them especially when they focus a lot of attention on you. You shouldn’t feel
stupid for liking how they like you. Just be careful.”
    Nodding, Gigi ate her food. Sara watched her then
tapped her hand.
    “Don’t be sad.”
    “It’s hard not knowing anything.”
    “You know stuff. Just not as much as you should. You
seem to remember the stuff you learn though. You just need to learn fast, so
you can catch up to the rest of us.”
    “How can I learn fast?”
    “I don’t know. Read a dictionary, so you’ll know
what words mean. The rest you can figure out just by being out in the world,
watching people.”
    “Simon said I should ask a witch to read me, so I
can know who I am. I don’t think I can trust him or the witches though.”
    “No, don’t trust the witches. They’re tricky.
Justine swears Nolan is sweet as pie, but he comes from a powerful family. They
didn’t get all that magic from being sweet. I wouldn’t let the witches know
about your missing memoires.”
    “Simon knows though.”
    “He won’t tell the witches. Simon likes secrets
and he hates the witches. He hates everyone actually.”
    “Do you think he hates me?”
    “No, but he will eventually. You’ll bore him or
annoy him and then he’ll view you as forgettable like an ant crawling around,
just waiting to die.”
    “The Circle is a scary place.”
    “Yes, it is, but you’re beautiful and that’s a
commodity. You have value right now, so don’t get scared and start blowing off
these males. Simon is full of shit and the Weres are sexist pigs and the
witches, including Nolan, would use you as a science experiment if they could. Right
now though, you’re new and exciting and they want to keep you around. Silas
wants to keep you around. As annoying as the Alphas are with their rules and
ass ogling, as long as they keep ogling you, your life has more value. That’s
why Katia’s disappearance is so strange. Sure no one cares, but whoever took
her opened themselves up to payback from Silas. I guess whoever did this knew
Katia’s worth better than she did.  They knew no one would care.”
    “We care and Michael is looking for her.”
    “Yes, but only because of you. There’s something
special about you, Gigi, which makes these males want to help. So while you
should be very, very careful with them, don’t be scared to the point of pushing
them away. I know it sounds like I’m telling you two different things, but it’s
because you have power and