LOGINAvaThe first thing I heard was a low, tired voice, reading words I couldn't quite catch yet. My body felt heavy under the sheets, pinning me to the bed. I could hear the steady rasp of my own breathing. My open eyes blinked dryly in the dim light.I opened my eyes wider. A small, pale room with a c
AvaDad let go of the shackle and sat back, his face relaxing from the concentration. He was quiet for a long moment. Then his eyes met mine."Baby," he said gently, "do you want to know what happened?"Something in his tone made my chest tighten. I had a feeling that this was a truth I wasn't ready
AvaHe stepped out of the blackness, edging closer, until I could finally see him. Unbelievable. He was so young, the age he was when...when he died. His warm brown eyes, both of them, looked at me with a fond smile.I stared, my mouth hanging open, unable to make a sound. My dad. Standing in front
LeviI settled into the chair by her bed and took her hand in mine, rubbing my thumb over the back of it. "Hey, Ava. It's Levi," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "I just talked to Sofia. We had some things to say to each other."I sat there, rubbing her hand, trying to find the words Maya and
LeviI sat with my father in his room, a week after Hilda's funeral. Some families had already packed up and left the pack after becoming human. Others had stayed, unsure of where else to go.My father wheezed beside me, the hiss of his oxygen tank an ever-present sound now. He was thinner, frail, h
MayaI zipped Sofia's dress as best I could with my good hand. The collar was tricky. I fiddled clumsily with the small metal fastening. "There, perfect," I said, releasing the dress and stepping back.Sofia blinked hard at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was pulled back in a neat bun. The dr
Hilda"The white wolf is no mere bloodline."The eldest's voice carried across the stone chamber, each word sharp as a blade. I watched from my position against the wall, wrists still burning from the cuffs they'd finally removed."She is the Moon Goddess reborn. Walking among us in flesh."Garrett
Instead, she smiled back at him. Small, serene, completely at peace."What did you just say?" I managed to get out.Alexander turned to me, eyebrows raised like he was surprised by my reaction. "I said I'm grateful she chose me.""Chose you for what?""Why, as her mate, of course."The dining room w
LeviThe helicopters were flying in a pattern now. Methodical sweeps, overlapping coverage, the kind of precision that meant military training and expensive equipment."They're using thermal," Falco said, watching through his binoculars. "See how they're moving? Grid search with infrared imaging.""
EvelynThe first thing I noticed was the smell. Wood. Old wood, like the kind you find in cabins that have been standing for decades. Cedar, maybe. Something clean and sharp that cut through the fog in my head.The second thing was the ache in my shoulders.I tried to move and discovered why they hu







