MasukAvaThe 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
That stung, even though I knew Damon was just trying to find an alternative. I'd spent years perfecting this system. "I'm not wrong about my own work, Damon."Robin stepped closer to Damon. "Or maybe he's not wrong, and you just don't want to face the truth about someone you trust.""Get out," Damon
"They're like little stars that got lost," Ava said, reaching out toward one of the fireflies. It landed on her finger for a brief moment before flickering away. "Sometimes I pretend they're messages.""Messages from who?""I don't know. Maybe from my mom? Like she's telling me she's thinking about
EvelynTime stopped. Everything stopped. The world narrowed to this hallway, this moment, this small child running toward us with tears streaming down her face."Dr. Graham!" Ava's voice cracked as she sprinted down the corridor. "Alpha, stop hurting Dr. Graham!"For a few seconds that felt like hou
Evelyn"She's not even your child."The words hit the playground like a bomb. Conversations stopped. Parents who'd been gathering to watch the commotion suddenly had opinions. Loud ones."What happened here?""Did she really hit Tommy?""A visiting wolf struck a pack child?""Where was the supervisi







