LOGIN“Do you remember what he looked like?”“It’s all a blur. Sorry.”I nodded slowly, looking around again. I spotted Max on the other side of the yard, returning to his work with a group of other males.“What’s the labor for?” I asked. “Are we building something?”“We think it’s for an army. The stone
Natalia’s POVBy the end of the first hour, my shoulders were burning and my palms had gone from sore to numb. The rock I’d been assigned to break with a heavy pickaxe was dense and black, and I was expected to break it into small pieces, then place them on a large wagon. One of those awful gray thi
A pair of figures crossed our path as we walked across the roadway. We fell into step behind them naturally, matching their pace. Neither of them looked back.The water trough was near the center of the settlement. I spotted a short line of people standing in front of it. It wasn’t running water, bu
Natalia’s POVI jerked awake with a gasp.The red sky was the same as it always was. Max was curled on his side a few feet away, still asleep, his chest rising and falling slowly. Nothing had moved. Nothing had changed.I pressed my hand flat against the ground and steadied my breathing.The vision
Natalia’s POVThe report came back the following morning. I’d hardly slept that night, which was strange for me; usually, sleep came quickly and efficiently, serving purely as a means to regain my energy for another day of hard work.But last night, I kept tossing and turning. That pull in my chest
“It’s no use!” I heard her voice call after me. “He’s already gone, you stupid bitch! He’s not who you think he is anymore! You’ll all die here!”Her words struck me somewhere deep and painful, but I kept running. We didn’t stop until the hovel was well out of sight. Only then, once we were certain
Natalia“You want to do what?”Damon’s incredulous voice echoed off the conference room walls. On the other side of the table, Andrei sat frozen, staring at the gleaming surface. For once, my ex-husband seemed completely speechless. I wasn’t sure if I should consider that a win or not.I straightene
Natalia & AndreiNatalia“Whose body was burned during your funeral all those years ago? I deserve to know.”I sat back on my heels and stared at Andrei. The question wasn’t entirely unexpected—he was bound to ask eventually—but the timing caught me off guard. We had just buried a baby deer that An
AndreiI watched Natalia walk away from me with a surge of anger coursing through me.She’d been so cold. So dismissive. She wouldn’t even tell me about the nature of her abortion.My hands clenched into fists so tight my nails dug into my palms. How dare she? How fucking dare she act like I wasn’t
But Damon didn’t look entirely convinced, and honestly, I wasn’t very convinced either. The memory of that kiss still burned hot on my lips, as if I could taste Andrei even now. No matter how much time had passed, the wolf inside of me still howled at Andrei’s presence, still begged to feel his warm







