MasukHey 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
Ava"I don't understand. What do you mean?""Selene locked me here instead of letting my soul move on. Years ago, when I died should've been the end for me. Finished. Or whatever happens after, I should've gone there." She spread her arms, indicating the white void. "Instead, I got this."She stood,
Movement at another entrance. More guards dragging someone in.Evelyn.Her face was blotchy from crying, eyes red and swollen. They had her hands bound in front of her and she was fighting them—not hard enough to get free, just enough to make them work for it. They shoved her into a chair facing the
I chuckled. Forced it light. "You're not towering."He studied me. "Yes, I am." Then, quieter: "But you'll always be an Alpha. No matter the condition."That hit deeper than I wanted it to. But I kept my face neutral.Cole glanced at the door, then back to me. Started to speak, stopped, looked at So
AlexanderThe corridor was a mile of red carpet that felt like sandpaper against my skin. Every inch of movement was a fresh lesson in agony. My left leg didn’t belong to me anymore; it was just a heavy, useless anchor I hauled forward, the shattered knee joint grinding like gravel in a blender. My







