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
I chuckled. Forced it light. "You're not towering."He studied me. "Yes, I am." Then, quieter: "But you'll always be an Alpha. No matter the condition."That hit deeper than I wanted it to. But I kept my face neutral.Cole glanced at the door, then back to me. Started to speak, stopped, looked at So
Ava"I don't understand. What do you mean?""Selene locked me here instead of letting my soul move on. Years ago, when I died should've been the end for me. Finished. Or whatever happens after, I should've gone there." She spread her arms, indicating the white void. "Instead, I got this."She stood,
AlexanderThe corridor was a mile of red carpet that felt like sandpaper against my skin. Every inch of movement was a fresh lesson in agony. My left leg didn’t belong to me anymore; it was just a heavy, useless anchor I hauled forward, the shattered knee joint grinding like gravel in a blender. My
Ava"Everything alright?" Falco asked, stopping a few feet away. His eyes flicked between us, taking in Levi's inside-out shirt, the pine needles in my hair."Fine," I said. "What's the situation?""Movement to the north. Maybe half a mile out." He gestured back the way he'd come. "We need to move."







