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
I exchanged a look with Frost. His face gave away nothing, as usual, but I caught the slight tightening around his eyes. He disapproved. He always disapproved.The silence stretched until Hilda looked up."I get it," she said, her voice flat. "Just tell me what I need to do."I opened my mouth, but
Evelyn"You sure about this?" Cole asked, his voice careful as he hefted another bag into the back of the jeep.I watched him arrange my medical supplies around Ava's makeshift bed in the backseat. She looked so small lying there, wrapped in blankets, still unconscious but breathing steadily. Her co
EvelynFive years later"Mom, look what I found!"Ava's voice carried across the laboratory, bright with excitement. I looked up from my research notes to see her holding a butterfly that had somehow made its way inside. At ten years old, she moved with easy confidence through the space that had bec
Catherine"Get off me," Hilda said coldly.Damon hesitated, his hands still gripping her shoulders. He looked from her to me, then at the ritual markings surrounding them."What is all this?" He gestured at the pattern. "The knife, these symbols—what were you doing?""Trying to save Ava," I said. "U







