登入Who can guess who the woman is?
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
Cole"What the fuck!"Marina stood frozen in the doorway, her eyes wide, mouth open. She couldn't look away. Neither of us could.Hours had passed since I'd first discovered this, and Susan was still making that sound. A wet, rattling wheeze that came in irregular intervals. Still alive. Somehow, im
DamonThe rope cut through what was left of my shoulder as I pulled. Each step up the hill sent fire through my feet—blisters forming, bursting, forming again on the hot stone. The boulder scraped against the ground behind me, the sound drowning out everything except my own breathing."Ava," I mutte
My legs gave out. I fell to my knees, a sound escaping me that I barely recognized as my own voice."I'm sorry," I said, the words inadequate, pathetic. "Evelyn, I—" My voice cracked. "I—"She turned the wheelchair to face me. Her expression was perfectly still, perfectly composed. She looked at me
Damon"Ava!"My throat burned as I screamed her name. Everything slowed down as I watched her small body collapse, her face twisted in pain. Hilda caught her before she hit the ground—she was already right there beside her. The same woman who had ripped my eye out yesterday now cradled my daughter w







