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
EvelynThe property was nothing like I'd expected.The GPS had led me down increasingly remote roads until I was sure Cole had given me the wrong coordinates. Then the trees opened up, and I found myself driving through an ornate iron gate that swung open at my approach.The house—no, mansion—sat on
CatherineI always thought I would die in my lab. Die of exhaustion even before the curse could finally claim me. I'd pictured myself collapsing over microscopes and test tubes, surrounded by decades of research, my body giving out before my mind could.I worked hard. Ten times harder than my grandm
When the syringe was empty, I pulled it out and stepped back.Yrsa held her neck, glaring at me with pure hatred. "Þú veist ekki hvað þú hefur gert! Þú hefur drepið okkur bæði!" ("You don't know what you've done! You've killed us both!")She continued cursing, hurling every insult she could think of
"I'm going away," Hilda said suddenly.The words caught me off guard. I looked up sharply. "What?"She wasn't meeting my eyes anymore. "You're finally here. Ava doesn't need me anymore."I shook my head. "When Ava wakes up, she'll ask for you. What am I supposed to say?"Hilda's expression softened







