LOGIN~Samantha~We gathered in Dominic's office at five in the morning. None of us had slept.Lila spread a map across the desk. Marked locations with a pencil."The meeting point is here. Old mill on the eastern border. Black Moon chose it because there's no cover nearby. Open ground. Hard to set up an ambush."
~Samantha~My head was spinning. Lila had been making deals with Black Moon. That was bad. That was a betrayal of trust.But she'd also refused to follow through. Had told the man the deal was off. Had prioritized the mission over her sister.That took strength. That took sacrifice.
~Samantha~Purple found us first.We were maybe two miles into the forest, following Lila's directions to where the first Silver Claw survivor was supposedly hiding, when Purple came crashing through the underbrush.Barking. Covered in burrs and scratches.
~Diana~Lila jumped back. "Control your wolf!""He's protecting us from you!" Devon's hands were glowing a little bit. His purification power starting to come out. "Because you're bad!""I'm not bad! I'm desperate! You are only children, you wouldn’t understand the kind of mess I am in." Lila's eyes were wet. "They have my sister! She's been tortured for eight years!
~Diana~Mom left without saying goodbye.I woke up and she was just gone. Devon was still sleeping in the bed next to mine but I couldn't go back to sleep because Mom was gone and everywhere felt so empty.Gamma Cora was sitting outside our door in a chair. I could hear her breathing. She was supposed to be watching us but she sounded like she was sleeping too. Adults were
~Samantha~"You think I need you?" Lila laughed but it wasn't friendly. "I survived ten years without your help! I found the vault without you! I decoded the scrolls without you! The only reason I'm here is because your mate's mother asked mine to protect her daughter! That's the only reason!""How convenient that you can't prove any of that because everyone involved is dead!"
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I was so baffled by my actions as I stared at Dominic’s shocked face.Devon stared at me with confusion, worried about what had happened to me. I had no courage to explain, so I awkwardly pulled away from my husband’s arms. All I did was to embrace myself as I averted my
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I looked down at all of them with such hatred that I couldn’t contain it anymore, and I saw Olivia and Richard’s eyes widen with dread in them. I had never seen them scared of Dominic’s wolf before. Seeing how intimidated they were by my wolf, after years of insulting me
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[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I couldn’t sleep. How can I find sleep when, each time I close my eyes, I am haunted by the image of that child's terrified face?This afternoon, when I took a nap, I dreamed about that child again, but this time, it was Devon being choked to death by the Black Claw guy.







