Masuk~Samantha~"No. Relic first. Sister second. Those are the terms.""Then we have a problem. Because I don't trust you.""And I don't trust you. Which is why we're at an impasse." Black Moon's hand moved. Claws extended. Pressed against the girl's throat. "Give me the relic or I kill her. Right here. Right now. Your choice."
~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
Dominic’s POV“You’re playing with fire, Dominic,” Olivia said as the old woman lit another bundle of herbs, releasing a thick, pungent smoke into the air. “But I think you already know that.” She did not mean the literal fire in front of us, but the truth that would arise after this.However, I wa
Samantha’s POV“They’re gone. I don’t know how—” Annie’s voice cracked, but I was not listening anymore.The words echoed in my head, pounding like a drum. Gone. My legs felt numb, but I pushed past her into the house. My eyes darted around frantically, looking for any sign of Devon or Diana. Their
Samantha’s POVMy entire body froze. “What about the twins?”Her words tumbled out in a frantic rush, each one was piercing like a cold knife to my chest. “Samantha, it’s the twins. Something’s happened.”My stomach dropped, the blood draining from my face. I gripped the phone tighter, and my knuck
Samantha’s POV“Mom, why do you smell like him?” I froze mid-step at Devon’s innocent question.The twins stood in the doorway of the living room with their faces scrunched in confusion. Devon’s nose twitched as if he was still trying to figure out where the scent was coming from, and Diana was clu







