Novels by Lacaya

Chapter — Seanna pov Sunday morning arrived far too quickly. I barely slept. I hadn’t had full blown nightmares but they had danced in the corners of my conscience. Always threatening if I slept to deeply… to soundly- to take over. Between the dinner, the porch conversation, and everything that had been swirling through my mind lately, my brain refused to shut off. Still, church mornings happened whether you were tired or not. By the time we arrived, the parking lot was already filling with cars and the familiar buzz of conversation drifted through the open doors. James came with us. Which felt… strange. Not bad. Just different. Now that we had agreed to be friends, the tension between us had softened. He walked beside me easily as we entered the church, occasionally making quiet observations about t

Taydyn’s Pov ———————— The drive back to the Crescent pack clinic felt longer than the hour it had taken to get here. Terrence sat in the back with me, slumped against the seat. He looked terrible. Pale. Sweating. But somehow still conscious. “You know,” he muttered weakly, “this is not how I pictured my day going.” I snorted despite myself. “Oh yeah?” “Yeah. I figured if I ever got poisoned it’d be by bad takeout. That Chinese/Texmex place you always made us go on Game nights?” I smiled at him remembering “Juan-Tons” “That’s it! The one with the dumplings of death!” I could feel how much he was trying to stay calm- but him reminiscing on the past suddenly made my skin crawl. Bella glanced back nervously from the passenger seat. “Terrence… maybe save the jokes.” “Nah,” he said hoarsely. “If I stop joking that’s when you should panic.” We pulled into the Crescent clinic minutes later. Karissa was already out of the Hummer before it fully stopped.

Chapter — Taydyn’s POV The sound echoed through the metal tower like a gunshot. A sickening thud followed by the unmistakable crack of bone. For half a heartbeat I froze. Then my stomach dropped. “Terrence?” I shouted, already lunging for the door. No answer. Only a groan. My hand ripped the turbine door open and the wolfsbane scent slammed into me again like a wall. Even with the mask it burned my lungs. Bella rushed in behind me. “What happened?!” she demanded. I didn’t answer. My eyes were already searching the interior. Karissa was halfway down the ladder, clinging to the rungs with white knuckles. Her braid had come loose, strands of dark hair stuck to her sweat damp face. But my eyes went straight to the floor. Terrence. He was crumpled at the base of the ladder. One leg twisted wrong. Very wrong. Zey surged forward in my mind with a low snarl. Bone break. Bad one. “Shit,” I breathed. Karissa slid the rest of the way down the ladder, d

Seanna POV Dinner began the way all uncomfortable dinners do. With too much food. Too many expectations. And entirely too many people pretending everything was perfectly normal. The table was packed with dishes my mother had clearly been preparing for half the day—roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, a giant bowl of salad, and three different desserts waiting patiently on the counter. James sat across from me while my parents flanked the ends of the table like silent overseers of the entire event. Autumn sat beside me. Eli across from her. Everyone smiled. Everyone waited. And my mother immediately took control. “Seanna,” she said sharply, “ask James what he would like to drink.” I blinked at her. “He can tell me himself,” I said calmly. “Water is fine,” James said politely.

Taydyn’s POV She walked down the stairs toward us. Well. There it was. The real her. Not the flirty, polished mask she usually wore. She had a backbone after all. “You’re right,” I admitted. “Most people don’t. Because you don’t show your teeth. I’d rather see your teeth than those fake smiles.” She huffed. Then shrugged. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” I snorted. “You’re a fucking werewolf. Not a frog.” For the first time, Karissa laughed. A real laugh. She shook her head, clearly deciding to let the past go. Thank goodness. I didn’t have the energy for drama. I shifted the conversation. “We could smell wolfsbane in the air about a mile out.” Her expression turned serious immediately. She nodded. “It comes and goes. Sometimes it’s so strong I fe

Chapter — Seanna The road stretched out in front of me in long, quiet miles. I drove on autopilot. My hands rested on the steering wheel, my eyes on the road, but my mind was somewhere else entirely. It kept replaying the moment. Taydyn’s face. The way his eyes widened when I grabbed his shirt. The way his body had gone completely still when I kissed him. My stomach twisted. “I didn’t mean to do that…” I murmured to myself. But that wasn’t exactly true. It had just… happened. The memory of his lips still lingered against mine, warm and steady and impossible to forget. I pressed my lips together as if that might erase the feeling. It didn’t. If anything, it made it worse. I groaned softly and leaned my head back against the seat for a moment before forcing myself to focus on the road again.