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
"Not extinct anymore. I woke you up. Called you here.""That's insane.""Is it? You can't leave. You've been watching me for months. You jumped a cop who barely touched me." I'd leaned back in my chair. "Your body knows what you are even if your brain hasn't caught up.""How?""You want me to explai
"I'm tired," I said to the floor. "I can't do this anymore.""Evelyn—" Catherine started."No." I shook my head, still looking down. "I can't. I sat with her body all night. I held her hand. I watched go cold. She's gone, and I can't—I can't pretend she's not.""Nobody's asking you to pretend," Hild
CatherineAva's body had that particular smell—not overwhelming yet, but there. Day-old death starting to set in. The others in the room were pretending not to notice, or maybe they were just avoiding setting Evelyn off.After that scene in the hallway, I understood why. My daughter was close to bre
The blood cells just... stopped. Froze mid-motion. I was fascinating to watch."But they're not dead," she said, switching slides. Added blood to the dark sediment instead. This time the cells fell apart, edges going black. "One part preserves. One part destroys.""That makes no sense.""No, wait."







