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
Andrei“Stop!”Natalia’s shriek echoed through the forest, so loud and desperate that even the birds went silent. The sound hit me like a punch to the face, and even my wolf froze.My jaws were inches from Damon’s throat. Victory was so close I could taste his blood on my tongue, and I yearned to fi
Natalia & LilithNatalia“I didn’t touch her!” Damon slurred. “I don’t even know why I was in there—I mean, I was just—”I frowned, noticing the way Damon’s words blurred together, the way he swayed on his feet as he stumbled out of the women’s restroom. The crowd noticed, too, and began to back aw
NataliaAndrei emerged from the shadows in his wolf form, his fur so black it was almost impossible to make out any details other than those eerie, glowing green eyes. He was massive, even larger than I remembered, and moved not toward the bull elk—but rather toward me.“Andrei,” I said, taking a st
“The rules are simple,” Andrei went on. “No shifting until you’ve spotted the elk. No attacking other hunters. And absolutely no bloodshed between wolves—this is sacred ground. Hunters, take your positions!”The crowd began spreading out along the tree line. Damon guided us toward the eastern sectio







