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
CatherineThe noise started before we reached the hall. Screaming. Not regular screaming—the kind that comes from somewhere deeper than the throat. I walked through the doorway and stopped.The corridor was packed."Let me go! Let me go!" A woman on her knees slammed her head against the wall. Thud.
Catherine"Are you ready to talk now?" I asked, keeping my voice light as I watched Yrsa struggle to regain her breath.She lay sprawled on the damp cave floor, her thin chest heaving. Frost's illusion had been effective—he'd made her experience being hanged from a tree, feeling the rope cutting int
"It was an accident," he said.The woman nodded slowly, then looked back at the bed. Her child.Damon walked toward her. Three steps. I wanted to stop him, but something in his expression made me hold back.He stood in front of the woman, still covering his missing eye. He looked down at the small s
CatherineAva's body had that particular smell—not overwhelming yet, but there. Day-old death starting to set in. The others in the room were pretending not to notice, or maybe they were just avoiding setting Evelyn off.After that scene in the hallway, I understood why. My daughter was close to bre







