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
AvaThe world jerked into existence around us, every color overclocked, every sound ricocheting like a coin dropped in a cathedral. The air was cold and sharp, laced with diesel and wet metal and the heady reek of fuel. I blinked, blinked again, trying to understand how the bike trail had become a d
AvaDr. Harrison’s seminar always started at nine on the dot, but I got there early just to stake my claim. The only open seats were at the giant wood conference table, with the rest of the sad sacks in a horseshoe around it. I scanned the room out of habit, already pulling my laptop, highlighters,
Ava“Oh, I—uh, shit. Sorry. Maya said you were… I just wanted to—” He stopped, took a deep breath, and managed, “Didn’t mean to walk in on—uh—”“Jack,” I said, “it’s fine.” It was the first lie I’d told him in weeks.He didn’t look at me. Instead, he focused very hard on the food bag. “I brought you
MayaSame lunch scene, minutes after Levi sits down.Levi took the bench next to Ava like he’d paid for the seat. He set his phone face-down on the table, then draped one arm casually along the back of the bench, just barely behind her. Ava’s spine went ramrod straight, and her breathing got shallow







