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
AndreiLast night…I stared at the small glass vial in my palm, turning it over in the moonlight. The liquid inside swirled with golden flecks, catching the glow of the full moon. I had no idea what it was, but Natalia had dropped it when she fled from me.“Andrei?” Lilith’s voice pulled me from my
Natalia“We’re almost home,” Damon said softly, glancing at me in the rearview mirror. “Grace is waiting with the pack doctor.”I nodded, too exhausted to speak. Behind us, Andrei followed in a separate vehicle with Mila. I hated that part of me was wishing that I was in that car instead, beside And
But then Jane coughed again, and reality crashed back.“We need to get her to a hospital,” I said, standing with Jane still in my arms. “She needs to be checked for secondary drowning, and Max needs to be examined, too.”“I’ll drive,” Damon said immediately. I shot him a glare, knowing damn well tha
Damon & NataliaDamonI practically had to drag Natalia inside the pack house. By the time we were inside, she was scratching at my arm in an attempt to break free, and was on the verge of biting me.When I turned to look at her, I was struck by what I saw. Natalia looked completely out of it; her e







