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
But they didn't. They just stood there watching, staring at their Alpha getting beaten into the ground by a woman half his size.I ran forward into the chaos, grabbed Hilda's arm as it came down for another punch. "Miss Hilda! Please! Please stop hurting him! He doesn't deserve this! Please!"She di
AvaHer legs were spread wide over the arms of the chair, her head thrown back against the cushion. One hand moved between her legs while the other held her phone up in front of her face.I froze.Her breasts rose and fell with her breathing. They were larger than I'd expected, full and heavy, her n
Robin"The Alliance is the hammer," I said, my finger tracing the heavy stone walls of the Northern city on the map. "They want a war. They want to tear down the walls that have kept them out of the Northern riches for a century. I’m giving them the excuse and the maps to do it. While they’re busy l
AvaHilda looked uncomfortable. More uncomfortable than I'd ever seen her. She kept adjusting her robe even though it was already tied securely."I was just..." She paused. "I was checking something."I stared at her, keeping my face carefully neutral."On my phone," she continued. "There was someth







