로그인***~~~RORY ANNE~~~***As I'm being driven home, I wonder who saved him. Annie is really quiet now.My head rests on the window as the road blurs by. By the time I'm home, the hot tub is the only thing I want. I step in; it calms me. My back rests against it, and I close my eyes for a few, letting it ease me. Gradually, I slide until I'm underwater now.I'm gasping awake. Staring in the dark room just like before. Reaching for the lamp, I turn it on.Annie had done it again. I had the same dream about reaching out to Chase Parker. I sit up, resting my back on the headrest. "Since you won't let me rest, do I get to know why I'm being tormented again? You went quiet on me, remember?" I say to her out loud.I feel her presence. You have to keep your promise, cursed one.Cursed one? I scoff. "You're the one who will get me cursed if I mate with that human! Still, you want me to do it."A promise is a debt, and a debt is a sin.That makes me laugh. So she can say that when it comes to her
***~~~CHASE~~~***The cold.That's what I feel on my body. The last thing I saw was her hazy face.I feel great pain. "Rory,” I call. Then—darkness. Until my eyes snap open with a sudden gasp. Dekota is in front of me."What are—" My words stop when I notice someone else. Lifting my gaze, my sister rests herself in front of my table, arms crossed."Why am I here?" I’m searching for Rory in my room, but she isn't present. I sit up, and with Dekota's help, I'm able to rest my back on the headboard."I found you on the road on my way home," Brittney says.My mouth opens, but nothing comes out. How is that possible? I saw her. It was her. I know what she looks like. The first thing I saw when I saw her in my dream four months ago. The silhouette before she finally had a face. Don't tell me what I saw was what my dream showed me?Brittney lets out a tired sigh as she leaves the table and comes to my bed, standing in front of me. Her face carries something sad and pitiful. "You better get
***~~~THRILL~~~***Annie is one shady wolf. Why do I feel like I just got deceived?Pushing the bathroom door open, I step inside. "Okay, I did what you asked. Tell me—how do I dissect you? How do I transform without going through that deadly pain?"She doesn't answer. It's like I'm talking to myself, staring at the mirror, my face scrunched."Great. I knew you played me." I'm about to walk out when I feel her presence. I come to a halt. She says, You can't get answers from me just yet."You corny—" I stop. If I curse her, she might back out of the deal. I'm the one who'll end up with the greater hurt. I sigh. "What are you about?"The dinner hasn't happened. It has to happen. He has to be happy. That's the only way you'll get an answer from me.Dinner. Of course. Because apparently my wolf's master plan involves me dating a human."I gave him my number. I talked to him as promised. I don't know what you—" I stop when I hear the sound of the door. A scent hits me. Why didn't I noti
***~~~CHASE~~~***If I had a clock that could reverse time, I'd go back to the moment she said she'd go out with me.Like, my day is already made. I'm not thinking about yesterday or the worries anymore. It's about happiness. My stomach is flipping and I hope she's not seeing that in me.Don't know what got into me, but I'm extending my phone toward her. She's blinking at me, clueless."Ah—your number. I mean— I'd have to text you or call you."She puts her hair behind her ear. "Call me?""For the date—I—I mean, the outing?" Get it together, Chase Parker. You're the guy that girls want. Why the hell am I nervous around this one? It's like I have to be extremely careful so I don't piss her off.And I can't. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I can't screw it up in order for her to change her mind.She laughs, taking the phone from me. The second time I've seen it today. I don't want that moment to end. I want it to stand still. Time. I want it to just stay there. But who am I
***~~~RORY ANNE~~~***Time. That’s the only thing standing between me and everything else. Learning to control my wolf and becoming. Learning to transition. The war with the wolf king. And time waits for no one. Desperate. That's what I am. That’s why I have to use him even though I’m dreading it. The bandage wraps around my arm, covering the pretend bruise. It’s just the fifth day of getting into the human school, and so much has happened. It’s still too fresh for me to tell Lynn or any human that I’m healed up. Jamie said Mundanes are clueless, but I don’t think they really are. They’d notice my bruise isn’t supposed to be healed by now. One last look at myself in the mirror, I close the door behind me and walk down the stairs when Tommen aggressively drags me to a corner. “What the hell?” He lets me go. His face is all scrunched up. One thing is that my brother and I never fought. Not even once, but seeing his reaction, something is happening. “Why would you do that?” I cl
***~~~CHASE~~~***I’m sitting on the staircase as the boys clean up. The party is finally over, and the house is empty, littered with dirt and garbage.I’m still worried about her.I met her boyfriend and told him what happened. I can only hope he found her. There was nothing else I could do because I know next to nothing about her. And Lynn? I couldn’t even ask for Rory’s number. She already hates me. I didn’t want to give her another reason to.So, all I can do is hope, worry, and pray that she’s alright.If I hadn’t left her alone, she’d still be here instead of wandering off. She was drunk and didn’t know what she was doing. What if something had happened to her? I groan low, dragging my hand down my face, trying not to imagine the worst.“Hey, you okay?” Brody asks as he takes a seat beneath me, resting his arm against the railing.“Yeah. I’m good.”I’m not good. I’ve been worried sick. Even when Brody cut his cake, I wasn’t paying attention. I had to be present to show my sup







