LOGINI grew up in the pack, and I’ve never stepped out of our town, so seeing the city for the first time feels refreshing and intimidating in equal measure. The city is not a far cry from the town. They’re actually pretty similar, like the pack is a mini version of the city, only louder, busier, and mor
PART FOUR“Why do you always wear black?”“Isn’t black too much of a stretch?” Rome smirks as he answers my question with one of his. We’re lying down on my bed, facing each other. He’s in a casual crewneck long-sleeve black t-shirt, and my fingers trace his pecs through the shirt as we talk about n
Wouldn’t it have been better if I had told her that he spoke to me and said he would come back in two years?Wouldn’t it have been better if I had told her that the guys found out about her sleepwalking? That I had no way to control it, but it happened?Wouldn’t it have spared her the heartbreak, th
Remy and I reappear out of the shadows in the foyer of a large house, not a second after we left King’s place.I know I should be thinking about the fact that I just umbraported, something I shouldn’t be able to do, something I don’t think even Remy can do, or maybe she can.I know I should go looki
What if I did sneak out?“This is so messed up, you know?” My dad sighs, and for a moment, I feel bad. What right do I have to be mad at him for telling them? It’s not like I outright came out and told him not to tell anyone. I just thought we had an unspoken agreement not to, and he knew I wasn’t c
BetrayalShameFearThese emotions are warring inside me as I lie here, each one fighting for dominance, each one savagely scratching its way to the surface and dripping down my face as tears.How could they?How could he?!I must have fallen asleep at King’s place after the movie. Ever since I star
“She took the little boys and led them into a room below, then she bound them and left them to hang upside down. After a while, she slit their throats and let the blood drain into two bowls. One for each child. She had to drain every drop of blood till there was none, and she did. The mother, she gr
“I guess you’re right,” I say with a smile on my face, one he returns. We finally get to the party that’s in full swing. The setup is just like last time, the campfire is in the middle, illuminating the entire place, and there are logs around it that people are sitting on. There’s music blaring thr
I can’t take it anymore, I thought I could, I really did, but I can’t. I crawl away and empty the contents of my stomach. Acid is crawling up my throat, and tears are running down my face as I heave and cough. I don’t know what’s worse, I don’t know who I pity more, who my heart is bleeding for, I d
“Please, leave.”“You are weak, you are nothing without me, you’d be lost without me. You owe everything to me!”“LEAVE!”She stops and stares.“Please just leave, and never come back. I never want to see you again, I never want to hear from you again, so please, if anything between us ever meant an







