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
AvaHilda's hands caught my waist. "I've got you."She lifted me down and took the sugar jar from my hands. "Next time, just tell me if you can't reach.""I almost had it.""I know you did." She smiled and set the jar on the counter. "But I'd rather help you than have you fall and crack your head op
AvaI was still on the ground, my heart beating so hard I could feel it in my throat, in my ears, everywhere.Miss Hilda stood there like something broken. Her red eyes fixed straight ahead at where Damon was trying to get up in the hallway. Not seeing. Just staring with those damaged, bloody eyes.
Hilda's face had gone pale. She was still staring at me with that look. Like she was seeing a ghost.I sighed and walked back toward her. "Let's just forget about it."I was turning to leave the kitchen when someone knocked on the door.Both of us froze.Hilda's head turned toward the door. She snif
AvaNobody moved.The silence pressed down on all of us. Heavy and suffocating.Then slowly, Hilda's face shifted. Her frown deepening. She looked down at me. "Where did you hear that word?"I stopped. My mind went blank. Shit. I'd cursed. Out loud. As a five-year-old.It was hard keeping this up. A







