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
HildaThe aftermath wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. It was worse.I stood at the edge of the lot and looked down at what thirty men with high-end rifles and paramilitary training turned into after two minutes with me.Not a single one of them would be walking away under their own power, not tonight.
He looked straight at me as I entered, face unreadable, jaw squared like he was bracing for impact. His arms dangled loose at his sides, but the muscles were tensed, ready.I got two steps in before it hit me. Not the sight, but the smell.The wolf inside me went rigid. I stopped so hard my left foo
EvelynHe just stood there, hands in his pockets, looking past me at the night. “If he does, he hasn’t objected,” Levi said. “I’m accountable for my own actions.”That wasn’t a yes, but it wasn’t a no either. I wanted to throttle him. “Don’t dodge me,” I growled. “If you’re operating off the leash,
She looked past me, toward the window, like she was mentally cataloguing all the exits again.She took a while, but when she spoke, it was so direct it made me flinch.“Are you a wolf?” she asked.I blinked. I’d planned to keep it vague, tell her only what was safe, but I saw then it would be pointl







