Midnight Moon: Midnight Trilogy, #0.5

By L.M. Hatchell

There are some things you just can't run from ...

 

As next in line to be Alpha of the Donegal pack, Ethan has spent his whole life feeling the weight of responsibility. He has no interest in being anyone's leader, let alone leader of the largest werewolf pack in Ireland.

 

So, he does what every responsible adult does and runs away.

 

Dublin is just far enough away to give him the space he craves. But when his best friend shows up to talk sense into him, Ethan is forced to face the truth of who he is. Has the realisation come too late for both of them?

• Language: English
• Publisher: ALX Publishing
• Release date: Sep 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223593898

L.M. Hatchell

Born and bred in Dublin, L.M. Hatchell is a fully qualified accountant, a health and fitness enthusiast, and mammy to a little girl with a big personality. In the rare minutes of the day when she has peace, you’ll find her with her head buried in a book, lost in a world of magic, intrigue, and suspense. She started writing at a young age and could often be found passing the pages of her next story around her friends at school. Then life got in the way and she forgot the joy of writing. Until now. Join her as she rediscovers the imagination buried deep within. A supernatural world is coming to Ireland and things will never be the same again.

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Midnight Moon

A Midnight Trilogy Short Story

L.M. Hatchell

Midnight Moon

A Midnight Trilogy Short Story

First published by ALX Publishing 2021

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Copyright © 2021 by L.M. Hatchell

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This story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

L.M. Hatchell asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

I’m sure you’ll agree that the apartment boasts a rather impressive view of the city. You’d be hard-pressed to find –

I’ll take it. Ethan stopped the pretty brunette estate agent in her tracks. He didn’t need the sales pitch. He’d already made up his mind.

The converted warehouse was just what he was looking for. Nestled in the heart of the Dublin docklands, the location provided easy access to the city while still affording him some solitude. A panoramic window ran the length of the building, accounting for the estate agent’s key selling point. Somehow it managed to frame the concrete skyline in a way that made it appear beautiful rather than cold and harsh. The lower level was a blank slate and came complete with heavy duty metal beam supports; he already had the reinforced gym planned in his head. Best of all, the apartment came fully furnished to save him the need to decorate.

Brilliant, I’ll get the paperwork … Lisa, the estate agent continued on. Her enthusiasm hadn’t waned in the slightest, even now that she’d gotten the sale.

Ethan stared out the window. So, this was it. His very own bachelor pad. He should have felt excited to be finally doing something for himself, but his wolf remained silent.

So, I take it you’ll be sticking around Dublin? She held out a stack of