LOGIN~Samantha~
The outpost sat at the very edge of our pack territory, right where our land met the wild forest that nobody in their right mind wandered into.
~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
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“Stop with all this nonsense, Dominic,” I hissed at him as I pushed him away, not too strongly, though, but it was enough to make him flinch. I knew the kids were seeing us, but I was getting a little impatient with his irrational behavior toward me, the kids, and Killian
[DIANA’s Point of View]I didn’t understand what was happening, but I knew Mom was in great pain.Maybe not physically. The agony in her eyes as it darkened brought a wrenching feeling in my stomach, and I fought not to cry. No. I promised Devon I wouldn’t cry in front of Mom and Dad. We promised e







