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
AvaThe garden was always uglier in daylight. Dew clung to the weeds and left muddy splotches on my jeans when I sat, knees yanked to my chest, old sneakers grinding against the stone bench. The air was thick with the rot of last week’s rain and all the things I’d never figured out how to say, so I
She smiled, just at the corner of her mouth. “I knew.”I stared at her, not understanding.She kept talking. “I’ve known about wolves since I was a kid. Not in the way everyone knows, but actually knew. I read every book, every article, every old news clipping. I even looked up your mom once, becaus
The world didn’t go slow, not like they say it does. It went fast, too fast, so that the moment Maya’s eyes met mine, I stood up and then immediately forgot how to breathe.Every part of me wanted to run to her. Every other part wanted to curl up and die.I got as far as the edge of the bed, then fr
AvaMaya's fingers caught my wrist as everyone turned toward the house. "Ava, wait—"I yanked free and walked the opposite direction. Away from the crowd, away from the careful voices and sideways glances. My mother hadn't looked at me once during the burial. Not once."Ava!"I broke into a run.Aro







