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
SofiaReed would be here in five minutes, and Ava hadn’t moved in three hours. I knew because I was counting—at first the clock, then the way her back kept the same hunched angle against the desk, the way her legs pressed into the vinyl chair so hard the edge cut lines into her skin. Even her blinks
Ava“What’s going on?” she asked. Her voice was low, but it vibrated with a tension I remembered from childhood: the voice she used when things were about to get very, very real.Levi didn’t turn. “She wants to leave,” he said, still watching me. “I’m trying to explain why that’s—”“Let her go.” Hil
Sofia.I froze. For half a second, time locked up and every muscle in my body seized. I followed her gaze to my right shoulder and saw it: a dark, palm-sized stain, brown now that it had dried, crusted into the fabric of my champagne silk dress. It was Maya’s.I hadn’t even noticed it. I’d been walk
SofiaI stood there, staring at the closed door, feeling the weight of the next six hours settle on my shoulders. She could turn again. Both you and Maya could be in danger.I let my head tip back, stared at the water stain on the ceiling, and let out a breath so long it emptied me out.“I miss Pari







