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
AvaShe shook her head fast, like clearing it. "Oh. Yes. Of course." Cleared her throat. "I'm fine."I nodded.She looked around the garden, then back at me still standing there with the plant between my fingers. "Do you... do you come here often?"I stared at the leaf. Had to be gentle with it or i
ColeThe kitchen was cold, the air smelling of damp stone and the faint, bitter scent of the tea Marina was brewing. I stood by the counter, my arms crossed, watching the steam rise in thin, ghost-like ribbons."He's using them, Marina," I said, the words feeling heavy. "The Western Packs. He’s send
Hey everyone,I owe you an apology. Updates have been slow lately and I'm sorry for that. I wish I had a better excuse, but honestly? My brain has decided to take a vacation without telling me. I'm running on coffee and God's mercies at this point.I won't be able to update today either, and that su
Damon.I watched Susan's chest rise and fall, the rhythm slow enough to make me count the seconds between breaths. She'd been asleep for hours now. I couldn't bring myself to leave her side. Not when the nights had become a carousel of fever and pain, her screams sometimes reaching every corner of t







