LOGINHey everyone,I know it’s been a while, and I’ve seen your messages and comments asking about the story. I just want to say I truly appreciate your patience.I had to step away for a bit to handle something very personal, but please know I haven’t forgotten about this book, not for a second. We’re s
"And do you know what's going to happen to them all if you do nothing?"I knew."They'll all die." Catherine's voice was flat. "They'll die without knowing what hit them. Right now, your mother possibly doesn't even know what she's doing. Neither does the vast amount of wolves Selene is calling. The
AvaI was staring at Catherine like she'd just said something so outrageous I needed her to repeat it just to make sure I'd heard correctly.But I had heard it.She'd told me I would have to consume the baby in her arms.What was that even supposed to mean?"I don't..." I stuttered. "I don't underst
She looked away, staring at something I couldn't see. "I wanted to handle it myself. Hell, I didn't want to handle it at all. All I wanted was to die. But Selene had other plans. She set me up for round two. Except it wasn't even a proper resurrection. Just dumped me here to rot. I can barely do any
It reminded me of something peaceful.Just... peaceful.Like all the chaos and fear and confusion of the last however long just didn't matter when I looked at those shifting brown eyes.I looked back at Grandma. "What do you mean?"She paced. Three steps away. Three steps back. Her movements tight a
AvaI was running. The baby in my arms. My feet pounding against something that might have been floor but wasn't anymore.Then I was falling.Not down exactly. Through. The white space opening up beneath me like a mouth. My momentum carrying me forward even as the ground disappeared. The baby slippi
My legs felt nailed to the floor. Useless. So fucking useless.My little girl looked so small on that bed, so fragile. Her skin had gone pale, almost gray. Her eyes were open but empty, staring at nothing."What are her symptoms?" Elina asked as she attached monitoring equipment."Sudden chest pain,
MargaretThe ache in my skull pulled me back to consciousness. Heavy. Pounding. Like someone had taken a hammer to the back of my head and kept going even after I went down.My thoughts moved through thick mud. Where was I?Dark. That was the first thing that registered. Not the comfortable darkness
"Well, you've walked into a nightmare," I told him. "We're doing everything we can."The crowd quieted slightly at my raised voice."We've separated the sick children from the healthy ones," I explained. "If this is contagious, we need to keep it contained. I'm sorry, but no one goes in or out until
Hilda.Last night had taught me something about Ava's governess. Several somethings, actually. First, she wasn't afraid of me. At all. Even when I'd been choking the life out of her, she'd been calm. Calculating her next move instead of panicking.Second, she was strong. Too strong. I'd felt her mus







