Lena tilted her head. “Was Agnes powerful before her wolf went away? Did she have any special abilities?”I blinked, somewhat surprised by the question. “Agnes has always been remarkable,” I said in the most deliberately vague way I could manage. “Wolf or no wolf.”Lena opened her mouth as if to say
ElijahAgnes left the dinner table in a hurry, but I knew what was happening just from one look. The way she clenched her fists, her abrupt departure—she was having another flare-up. Given what had happened in the hotel room just a couple of nights ago, combined with the exhaustion from all the trav
“Mommy! Daddy!” Thea shrieked, racing down the steps in her bare feet.I was out of the car before James had even fully stopped, dropping to my knees to catch Thea as she launched herself into my arms. I held her tight, burying my face in her hair and breathing in her sweet scent.“I missed you so m
AgnesRichard stood in the center of the room, taking in the scene—open suitcases, rumpled bed sheets, belongings left behind. It was as if Henry and Krystal had just up and left behind all of their things in the middle of the night.“You’re sure everything was like this when you entered?” Richard a
Elijah stepped in smoothly before I could stammer out a response. “Just a bit careless with a cigar,” he said with a rueful smile. “Nothing serious.”Richard raised an eyebrow. “Smoking in bed? That’s a dangerous habit, Elijah.”“Hence the small fire,” Elijah replied with a self-deprecating shrug. “
AgnesI was running through the forest, branches whipping past my face. The trees were watching me, their bark peeling away to reveal eyes—hundreds of eyes, all following my every move. I could hear Elise’s voice, carried on the wind.“The trees remember,” she whispered. “They were there when it hap
AgnesThe next morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find a formal invitation slipped under our hotel room door. It was addressed to both Elijah and me, requesting our presence at the morning’s meeting. I waved it at Elijah as he emerged from the bathroom with his towel wrapped around his waist.“L
“It must be hard, keeping up appearances while dealing with this privately,” Elijah said.Richard’s expression shifted, a flash of something—gratitude? Relief?—crossing his face. “It is. I appreciate your understanding. Few know the full extent of her condition.” He gave Elijah and I both a meaningf
AgnesI jumped back, my heart racing.“I-I’m sorry,” I stammered. “I heard coughing and wanted to make sure everything was alright.”Richard nodded and took a step back, putting some much-needed space between us. “Of course. You were just being considerate.” He glanced at the closed door. “I hope El