Slowly and Deadly

Days passed.

Then a week.

And somehow, everything felt like it was beginning to fall into place.

No one noticed when Laura slipped away at night. Or if they did, no one said anything. The shadows of the Lavigne forest had become her secret sanctuary — the place where Carlos waited.

Always.

Some nights they just talked.

Some nights they just were.

And some nights… their silence said everything.

Carlos never pushed. Never demanded answers. But he was there. And in the quiet between their racing hearts, something like a relationship began to grow. Uneven. Wild. Real.

And back in the daylight, something else was shifting too.

Laura found herself meeting her mother’s gaze a little more often. Not with defiance — but with quiet effort. They weren’t close. Not yet. But the absence of coldness was enough to plant something new. A seed.

And Levi… Levi still watched her carefully. But the judgment was gone. Replaced by something warmer. Protective. Proud.

Even Lucas — Alpha Lucas, once towering