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
Sienna:The second the office door clicked after we walked inside, after Giovanni left, I felt something inside me break. I felt like the whole world under me crumbled, and like I was smaller than I ever was.I didn’t care that Damon was there. I didn’t care that we were still at work, or that the w
Damon:The drive back home was suffocating in a way I hadn’t expected. In a way that I knew that I would not be able to tolerate. Had it been anyone else, I knew that I wouldn't have been as patient, but I understood her very well. No matter how hard I was going to try and cheer her up right now, I
Damon:The sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting soft golden streaks across the bed. I blinked against the light, feeling the weight of the world, at least for this moment, lift just enough for me to breathe.For now, I allowed myself to feel the peace that I wanted to feel. I wanted to al
Sienna turned to me, eyes wide, lips parted. “You did this? This is very beautiful.”I nodded, stepping behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist. “Every inch of it.”She leaned back against my chest, and for a moment… the world felt still.“I didn’t know you were such a romantic,” she whispered







