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
EvelynThe morning after, everything was too bright. Sunlight hit the glass at the far end of the hallway and staggered through every shadow that dared linger, as if daring the house to pretend nothing had changed.I stood in the gray rectangle of Thomas's door, one hand on the frame, letting my bod
SofiaThe waiting room was easily twice the size of my entire first apartment in the Marais, with ceilings so high even the crystal light fixtures couldn't quite reach down to where the people were.The floor was inlaid marble, some color between bone and the inside of an oyster shell, so perfectly
MayaI could hear Sofia’s breathing—slow, careful, measured like she was trying not to wake a sleeping animal.I waited a full minute before speaking, just to make sure the words came out right.“I told her to run,” I said.Sofia jerked up, instantly awake, the chair scraping on the floor. “What?”I
He shook his head, or tried. Blood ran down his chin, dripped onto his chest, but his eyes were clear. “Don’t waste it,” he rasped. “I’m done here. I can feel it.”I turned to the woman. “You said she can fix this,” I managed, voice not quite my own. “Ava. You said she can heal him. You’re sure?”Ev







