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
Frost smiled. "Yes. That's why you followed me, right?"I stared at him.He'd been different after he was free from Catherine. Different after Susan was gone. He'd actually talked to people. Smiled. Made jokes—bad ones, but still. He'd lived more in those last few months than he had in the previous
Levi"That's not a tracking device," Falco said.I stared at him. Waited for the part where he explained why I should believe a single word coming out of his mouth.He didn't say anything for a long time. Just stood there looking at that blinking red light in Ava's hand like it was going to explain
"Wake up. WAKE UP. Falco, please, I didn't mean it, I didn't mean any of it, please come back—"She collapsed onto his chest. Her whole body shook with sobs.I couldn't breathe.My lungs had stopped working. I kept trying to pull air in but nothing was happening, nothing was moving, my chest was loc
FalcoThe first few fell easily enough. Young wolves, more eagerness than skill. I caught one across the temple with the rebar and he crumpled. Another rushed in at the wrong angle and I jammed the metal through his open mouth before he could correct.Then the next wave poured through, older and can







