LOGINHey 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
AvaI drove in silence. Garrett sat in the vehicle behind me with Ava. Two armed men occupied my SUV, watching me without speaking, hands resting near their weapons.The road was rough, potholes forcing me to swerve every few hundred feet. Trees pressed close on both sides, branches occasionally scr
AvaThe gun was cold against my temple. Garrett's hand was tight around the back of my neck, fingers digging into muscle hard enough to leave marks I'd feel later if there was a later.I could barely keep my eyes open. The cuffs had been draining me for hours now, pulling Thorn down so deep I couldn
AvaI held Thorn at the surface for forty-five seconds before my control slipped.Falco was timing me on his phone. When I opened my eyes, gasping, he looked up from the screen and nodded once."Forty-five.""That's it?" I wiped sweat off my forehead even though the morning was cool. "Feels like lon
AvaI spent the rest of the day on my back, the way a beetle dies—arms and legs twisted, face pointed at the ceiling, unable to move unless I made myself. The light came through the blackout curtain in a single, sharp line and traced its way from my left foot up to my collarbone. I could feel it, bu







