LOGINAvaThe 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
"I'm going away," Hilda said suddenly.The words caught me off guard. I looked up sharply. "What?"She wasn't meeting my eyes anymore. "You're finally here. Ava doesn't need me anymore."I shook my head. "When Ava wakes up, she'll ask for you. What am I supposed to say?"Hilda's expression softened
EvelynIt had been a week since Mother was gone. A week since Damon's death. Since Susan's. The children were back, but some of them were still unconscious. Their bodies had suffered real damage and needed time to heal.Same thing for Ava.She was still unconscious.I pulled the chair closer to her
I was on my knees in his cab when he grabbed my hair."That's it, you little whore. Take it all."He shoved my head down, forcing his cock deeper. I gagged and tried to pull back, but his grip tightened. Panic set in when I couldn't breathe. I bit down hard.Dale screamed and let go, blood dripping
DamonShe was hanging from the ceiling.I froze in the doorway, my mind refusing to process what my eyes were seeing. Aunt Margaret's body swayed slightly, suspended by a thick rope looped over one of the exposed wooden beams. Her neck was broken, twisted at a sharp angle from the drop. Her bare fee







