MasukJason tries to stop him. “Dude, shower, change, and then rest. You were just tortured…”Alec just shakes his head. “Sadie needs rest. The faster we get this done, the sooner I get her upstairs.”No one comments. Leaders fill in and then we all sit.One of the vampire heads leans forward. “How did yo
Raven.The moment all the council members are dead, the invisible force field around the territory shatters like glass breaking against stone. Power ripples outward, and finally we can enter.Everything in front of us is ruin. Burnt ground. Collapsed buildings. Bodies like discarded dolls, and in th
The warriors reach her and she moves. She’s too fast to track. One second, she’s in front of a wolf; next, she’s behind him, and his head is rolling across the ground.Her sword finds hearts, throats, and spines. Fire trails in arcs behind every strike. She kicks a vampire across the courtyard and h
Micah.Sadie disappears. One blink and she’s gone and all I can do is curse under my breath.“Dammit, Sadie.”My pulse is a thunderstorm beneath my skin. I know what the council does to threats. I know exactly what kind of cruelty they’re capable of. If she walks in there blind with fury, they’ll br
It’s been seven days. Seven long, brutal days since they took him.Every day I moved around with the echo of Alec’s pain humming beneath my skin like a second heartbeat. Some days it’s faint and dull. While other days it’s unbearable.He tries to hide it from me. I know he does, but pain has a way o
I pick Aspen up and grab Martha, pulling her somewhere more quiet.“I’m sure you’ve already heard what has happened. Take Aspen,” I tell her without preamble. “Take her back to our pack.”Martha’s eyes widen. “Sadie—”“Please,” I say, my voice cracking just enough to let her hear how serious I am. “







