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
Lilith & AndreiLilithPerfect. Everything was going according to plan.I tucked myself behind a marble column, watching as Natalia stumbled down the hall with Alpha David’s arm looped around her waist. Even from here, I could see the way her footsteps staggered and her head lolled against his shoul
Andrei & Natalia“I’m sorry for how I behaved the other night,” Lilith said quietly as we danced. Her eyes were downcast, her fingers gently gripping my shoulder. “I shouldn’t have thrown that water in your face.”I stared down at her, surprised by the apology. It wasn’t like Lilith to admit when sh
NataliaThe moment we stepped through the large wooden doors of Moonshadow’s grand ballroom, my heart felt like it was about to hammer out of my chest.Five years.It had been five years since I’d last set foot in this house, and now here I was, walking back in like a guest rather than the Luna I ha
NataliaMy body went rigid.“Get your hands off of me,” I hissed, shoving Andrei hard in the chest. He stumbled back, surprised by my sudden strength. Several couples around us paused their dancing, glancing our way.Andrei recovered quickly, his face settling into that familiar mask of cold indiffe







