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
AvaThe push sent me backward.Not gently. Catherine shoved me hard, both hands on my chest, and the white space collapsed around me like someone had pulled a plug. I felt myself being yanked through something thick and suffocating, my lungs burning, my head spinning so fast I couldn't tell which wa
The conference room was too cold. I sat in my wheelchair at the head of the long table, blanket over my legs hiding the tremor in my hands. Seven Alphas had shown up. Could have been worse. Could have been better. Moon Pack's Cole stood at the front near the projector screen, talking. "—apprecia
LeviLast NightThe house felt too big.I sat on the front steps, staring at nothing. The gravel driveway stretched out into darkness. Security lights clicked on and off as moths tested their sensors. Somewhere in the distance, actual wolves howled. Not our kind. Real ones.Nine hours. That's what C
AlexanderI watched her.She lay on the bed, perfectly still. Her eyes had snapped shut the moment she’d dismissed me, and now she looked less like a sleeping girl and more like a taxidermy project. I leaned in close, my heart thudding against my ribs, listening for a breath. Nothing. I watched the







