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AvaThe 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
CatherineDamon knelt in the center of the ritual circle where Hilda had been moments before. Blood pooled beneath him, dark against the earth, soaking into the ancient symbols Yrsa had carved with such precision. The dagger protruded from his sternum like some grotesque ornament, the dark metal gle
I looked around at the circle of hard faces. They were killers, every one of them. But they were also the first people in months who weren't trying to use me."What do I have to do?""Prove you're one of us. Show us you can handle the life."He pointed to one of his men. A skinny guy with meth teeth
"It's too stuffy in here," I said, standing up. "We need air."I walked to the window and pulled open the curtains. Light flooded the room, illuminating tiny particles of rot floating in the air."That's better," I said, returning to my seat."Ava is unconscious," I said casually. "Just a few hours
Cathrine "What's your name?""Theo—Theodore, sir.""You're Dr. Winters' latest postgrad, right?""Yes, sir."James put a hand on the boy's shoulder, almost fatherly. "Did you understand what you were doing just now?"Theodore looked up, terror and confusion wrestling in his eyes. "I—I was trying to







