Mag-log inAva"I'm confused."The words came out before I could stop them. Selene was already turning away, like our conversation was done, but I needed more. Needed to understand."Where's—" I stopped. Swallowed. "Where's Catherine?"She paused. Just for a second. But it was enough to make my skin prickle."
Ava The world tilted. Not physically. My feet were still on the forest floor, pine needles crunching under my boots. Levi and Falco were still behind me, waiting for direction. The helicopters still thrummed in the distance. But something shifted. Like stepping through a door that wasn't there
EvelynAva stood up.Such a simple movement, but it changed everything. The way she rose from her chair wasn't hurried or dramatic. Just smooth, deliberate, like she'd been planning this exact moment.She looked at Hilda first. A long, steady look that made Hilda shift in her seat. Then her eyes mov
EvelynAva was quiet for what felt like forever.She sat there looking at me, then at Hilda, then down at her hands. I held my breath, waiting for some sign of the daughter I'd raised. Some crack in this perfect, polite facade she'd been wearing.Finally, she opened her mouth to speak."For a very l
Instead, she smiled back at him. Small, serene, completely at peace."What did you just say?" I managed to get out.Alexander turned to me, eyebrows raised like he was surprised by my reaction. "I said I'm grateful she chose me.""Chose you for what?""Why, as her mate, of course."The dining room w
EvelynThe servers moved like ghosts.They appeared and disappeared without sound, placing dishes in front of us. The smell was good—roasted meat, herbs I recognized from my own garden back home, bread that made my stomach growl despite everything.But I couldn't bring myself to eat. Every time I lo







