“Why don’t you stay tonight?” I heard myself say, and for a moment, the words didn’t sound like my own but rather like my wolf forcing them out. “Jane would love to see you, and you could check on Max later if you want.”Surprise flickered across his features. “Are you sure?”“I’m sure. Besides, I t
Natalia“What happened?” I asked as Grace led me through the front door. “He was fine this morning.”“It came on really suddenly. Damon was playing with the twins in the living room after you left, and Max just started complaining that he felt hot. By the time I took his temperature, it was already
“Damon was good about it. He never made me feel like I was being paranoid or irrational. He just made sure the house was secure and that I felt safe.” I dragged my lower lip through my teeth. “The nightmares stopped eventually, but I still check the locks twice before bed.”“You did what you had to
NataliaThe forest air was cool against my skin, a light breeze rustling through the leaves overhead. Andrei and I had been hiking in silence for some time now, but it was an unexpectedly comfortable sort of silence.The kind of silence we’d never experienced before.Last time we did this, tensions
My throat tightened. “You really think we could make it work?” It was still a shock to see Damon so open to his brother’s presence. Things really had changed in recent months. I supposed we had all changed.“I think you’ll never know unless you try.” Damon reached across the desk and covered my hand
NataliaI found Damon in his study that afternoon, hunched over a stack of paperwork with a cup of coffee growing cold beside him. The late afternoon sun streamed through the windows, casting golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. He looked up when I knocked on the doorframe, and his face imme