LOGINThe pack house was full of laughter that night.That's been filled with laughter for months, even after.Yes, it has been months since the war ended, and though scars still lined the land, and the hearts of those who fought, there was peace now. True peace.A sort of peace that no one ever expected.
Her lip curled faintly.And for the first time in years… I felt something sharp crawl up my spine.Fear.She reached past me, her fingers closing around something on the table behind me.A gun.My breath caught.She stared at it for a long moment, then looked back at me, and the corner of her mouth
Giovanni:I’d been here so long, I’d stopped counting the hours.Because I knew that it's been more than days.Though I did not know how many, I knew that they were enjoying this. Each and every one of them saw it as their own victory. And though I did not want to admit it, I knew that it was my los
Delilah:Light burned behind my eyelids, and the first thing I felt was pain.There was a pain that I could not describe, and though I've been hearing everything that's been said throughout the past week, I couldn't respond.The dull, heavy ache in my chest. My shoulder. My ribs. Everything just see
Ethan:The infirmary was too quiet.And with every passing day, I just found it heavier for me to breathe, harder for me to contain myself, to be able to understand how everything went the way that it was.I stood in the doorway, staring at her.Delilah.She lay still on the cot, her dark hair fanne
Damon:The smell of gunpowder still hung in the air.The smell of blood was one that no one could deny.The field was quiet now, quiet in a way that made my chest ache. The creatures were gone. The mist had thinned. But the earth just seemed to still, as we saw everything that went around, as we wit
Flashback:The fire cracked like a living beast, devouring everything it touched with no remorse.I stood at the edge of the villa’s courtyard, my hands curled into fists, eyes burning just as much as the building before me. The flames had already spread to the second floor, licking at the wooden be
Lysandra:The moment the words left the maid’s lips, something inside me cracked.He marked her.My ears rang. My vision blurred.“He what?” I had asked, though I’d already heard it. My heart hammered against my rib cage and I shook my head, not wanting to believe that this was true, not wanting to
Giovanni:I could feel it… The rage swelling beneath my skin, pulsing like a steady drum in my veins.And no matter how hard I try to control it, I could not. My wolf was raging. I was raging.Delilah had been planted carefully. Trained perfectly. Molded into the image of subtle seduction and manip
Damon:The walk back to the house was quiet.Sienna was beside me, her steps graceful but guarded. I didn’t have to look at her to know her thoughts were spiraling. I could feel the unease bleeding off her in waves, subtle, but constant. Her shoulders were tight, her jaw set too firmly, and she hadn







