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
The shaman smiled, clearly pleased to have caused trouble. I didn't answer Frost's question, just held his gaze."You are human?" he repeated, his voice lower, more dangerous.I sighed hurriedly. "That's not the point of discussion right now. We need to know more from the hag."Frost continued to st
Evelyn"My daughter is dead. Ava is gone."Catherine's face went blank. Not shocked, not sad, not angry. Just empty. Like someone had switched her off.That scared me more than anything. My mother had never been helpless. Not when she'd shot my grandmother to end her suffering. Not when she'd walked
I stopped. Realized what I'd said."What?" She said it again. Quieter this time. Like she hadn't heard right."Evelyn—""No." She shook her head. "No, you didn't just say—Dad's not—""Evelyn, listen—""He's not dead." She kept shaking her head. "He's with you. He left with you. He's—""He died years
Marina positioned herself with the stethoscope. "Go."The solution hit the crystals around the heart first. The reaction was immediate—white foam bubbling up, hissing like water on hot metal. Then the foam turned pink as blood mixed in. The smell that came off it made my eyes water."Keep going," Ma







