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 didn't let go."Ava." I kept my mouth close to her ear. "Not Thorn. Ava. You're Ava. Come back to me."The thrashing slowed. Her growling turned into whines, high-pitched and desperate."That's it. Come back."Her whole body went slack. She made a sound between a whine and something that could've
AvaI stood in the middle of nothing. Just dirt and dead grass and trees ringing the space like they were keeping something in. Or keeping something out. No cabin, no building, no safe place he'd spent two hours telling me we were driving toward.Falco stayed by the car with his hand on the door lik
I came up sputtering, completely soaked, water dripping from my hair.Falco was laughing. Actually laughing, bent over with his hands on his knees, the kind of laugh that sounded like it came from somewhere deep."It's not that funny.""It absolutely is." He was trying to stop and couldn't. "You loo
AvaThe two wolves dragging me broke into a run. My arms screamed in their grip as they hauled me toward the nearest building, and I barely kept my feet. All around me was chaos—Levi's howl echoing, wolves shouting orders, boots drumming, and distant gunfire. I strained to keep Levi in sight, fear r







