Apologies tumbled from Nathan and Lorn’s mouths, but I barely heard them. My attention had already drifted toward the private room where Agnes lay. I reached out across our link, a gentle nudge of comfort, to ensure she was still resting peacefully.She was. Her dreams were soft, muted by exhaustion
My black paws pounded against the earth, kicking up moss and broken twigs as I wove through the dense undergrowth of yet another unfamiliar forest. Shadows clung to every tree like mourners, their limbs twisted and charred from fires. The rot, ash, and blood stench lingered as a pungent reminder of
Katia povLet me introduce myself. I am Katia Lane, and I am 19 years old. Today is the day I die. Don't be sad for me. It's okay, my wolf Aza and I agree that our next life has to be better than this one. Oh yeah, in case you didn't know werewolves are real and I am one of them. We prefer to be c
Katia povOn my tenth birthday, my mom woke me saying, "Hurry, get dressed. We have a birthday surprise for you." She said there was a special birthday dress in my closet for me to wear.I jumped from my bed, ran to my closet, and there hung the most beautiful dress I have ever seen. It was the pret
Thomas povIt's unnerving how the girl Katia just stands there staring at nothing. Since her mother announced her being my chosen mate, she has just stood there. Absolutely no reaction, not even a flash of emotion on her face. Her mother pulls her off the last step, and she continues to show no reac
Mark povI could not believe what my eyes were seeing. A tiny girl stood in front of me, just staring. Not at me but through me. Thomas must be kidding; he cannot be thinking of taking this little girl as his chosen mate. She's a child. It is creepy the way she stands there staring and not saying an
Katia povIt's been two years now since I arrived here as the new Luna of the Blood Meadow pack. Alpha Thomas is determined to mate me or kill me. I have fought him for two years with the help of my beta gamma. I say my beta and gamma because when we first arrived here and I refused to obey my new A
Aza povI'm aza and I'm Katia's wolf.I watched my little girl suffer.I am sleepy but my little girly hurts. She screams and screams in our head and wakey me. I hear a loud, crackly noise, and then our body jerks. Ow! Fuck, that hurt. Girlie, what was That?The Alpha is whipping me, and his new whi
My black paws pounded against the earth, kicking up moss and broken twigs as I wove through the dense undergrowth of yet another unfamiliar forest. Shadows clung to every tree like mourners, their limbs twisted and charred from fires. The rot, ash, and blood stench lingered as a pungent reminder of
Apologies tumbled from Nathan and Lorn’s mouths, but I barely heard them. My attention had already drifted toward the private room where Agnes lay. I reached out across our link, a gentle nudge of comfort, to ensure she was still resting peacefully.She was. Her dreams were soft, muted by exhaustion
The alphas’ office always felt like a fortress—stone walls adorned with battle relics, the scent of aged leather, and the underlying tension of dominance that never fully faded, even among allies. I sat quietly on the long, worn leather couch, listening as Alpha Nathan and Alpha Lorn paced and growl
I sit on the porch step, elbows on my knees, hands clasped. The air is still. Too still. The quiet that makes your thoughts louder, more insistent.I never thought I’d return to this place. Not after Katia was freed. I told myself I’d burned that bridge, salted the earth behind me. But here I am. Fu
The final goodbye to Isla, Nila, and Neela left an ache in my chest that wouldn’t ease, no matter how many deep breaths I took. The weight of grief hung thick in the air, clinging to each of us like a second skin. No one returned to the fire pit afterward. There were no more words left to say, no en
The barrier drops, and Demon is there to help us through and keep the idiots out. Once we are all through and the barrier is back in place, we head to the pit. The fire is barely ever out anymore. The bonfire has become the center of our pack. It is where we end up for everything, no matter the weat
Walking the last few miles toward what was now my new home with my mate, family, and pack, I watched Katia. Something had changed in her, Selene, her sister, and my mate. Whatever it was, it weighed heavily on our Alpha Luna. Her mate Nathan kept glancing back at her, his brow furrowed. I could feel
We sat there for what felt like an eternity, the silence pressing against my ears like a scream held too long. Time blurred in the heavy stillness, broken only by the quiet sobs and the rustle of leaves under careful steps. We mourned lives we had barely known, souls who had barely brushed our world
Mark was right behind her, but he froze, his eyes locked on the fire as realization dawned. He moved to help, tearing away the burning debris with shaking hands."Oh, Goddess… no."I threw my hands over the mother’s ears, trying to shield her from the sounds, but her eyes were rolling back when I lo