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
RobinAs Ava and Elena disappeared down the corridor, the room seemed to exhale collectively. Damon slumped back to the floor, eyes closed, the fight gone out of him. Cole approached cautiously, looking between his Alpha and me with wary eyes. The remaining Moon Pack guards hovered near the walls, c
Hilda.Last night had taught me something about Ava's governess. Several somethings, actually. First, she wasn't afraid of me. At all. Even when I'd been choking the life out of her, she'd been calm. Calculating her next move instead of panicking.Second, she was strong. Too strong. I'd felt her mus
MargaretThe ache in my skull pulled me back to consciousness. Heavy. Pounding. Like someone had taken a hammer to the back of my head and kept going even after I went down.My thoughts moved through thick mud. Where was I?Dark. That was the first thing that registered. Not the comfortable darkness
Cole"Su-Susan."I stumbled backward, hand clamping over my nose and mouth. The smell was everywhere, coating my throat, making my stomach revolt. I needed—bathroom. Now.I crashed through the bathroom door, already heaving. But the toilet—Black sludge covered the floor. Thick, bubbling. Pieces of







