LOGINI thought about the moment in the underworld. The way I had looked at Andrei and felt something in me lock into place with a certainty so complete that no goddess, no demon, nothing in any realm could have shifted it.“You used us,” Andrei said. His voice was even, but I knew he was holding back.“I
Natalia’s POV“Good,” she said. “You’re both here. Now we can talk.”She didn’t look the way she had been the last time I had seen her. During those final moments in the underworld, the Moon Goddess had become enormous and terrifying, a presence more than a person, filling the red sky of the underwo
Natalia’s POVThe world didn’t end like I expected it to.I kept waiting for it to happen. In those first few weeks after we came home, I would catch myself looking at the sky while hanging laundry or tending the garden, half expecting to see it split open the way it had over the underworld.But the
Natalia’s POVThe closet door burst open before anyone had a chance to say another word.Jane came out first, which didn’t surprise me. She always had been the bolder of the children, even as a baby. She took one look at me standing in the middle of the living room and stopped dead in her tracks.He
Natalia’s POV“What the hell is going on here?!”Andrei’s voice boomed across the driveway, surprising everyone. The pack members all whirled around, gasping and murmuring, some even shouting outright—one woman even fainted, caught by one of her companions before she could fall—as they saw him climb
“He’s gotten so strong,” Andrei whispered as, a little while later, we stood beneath the hot spray together. I traced my fingers across the familiar planes of his chest and abdomen, leaving patterns in the hair. Everything was the same. Everything. As if not a single day had passed since he left.“H
Natalia“I’m the weak link?” I laughed out loud. “That’s rich coming from you. You’ve been an absolute dick to me for weeks now.”Andrei’s nostrils flared. “I’ve been trying to train you.”“Bullshit. You’ve been punishing me, not training me. Every time we practice together, you act like I’m just a
“Are you seriously defending him right now?”“I’m just saying that maybe we shouldn’t make any hasty decisions. The alliance has been beneficial for both packs, politically and economically.”“And what about emotionally? What about my sanity? What about the twins?”At the mention of the twins, Damon
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
The night she had told me Andrei had to die.I stared at the illuminated path. It pitched upward, toward the mountains. I’d have to traverse them to follow it. It would be dangerous, but I knew her light would guide me.But if I followed it… Would I have no choice but to fulfill my “destiny”? To kil







