LOGINOur daughter toddles forward towards me on unsteady legs, arms stretched out. My heart sings and the smile that beams on my face brightens. Each step she takes is wobbly, definitely uncertain but determined.Raiden's breath leaves him in a surprised exhale. His hand flies to his chest, fingers diggi
Amelia's povSunlight curls lazily through wide windows, warming the floors and casting its rays on the low coffee table before me.I am on the floor seated with my back against the couch, legs folded beneath me and with a stack of books spread out in front of me, on the table and on the floor. Parc
Amelia's povHer blood is warm as I slash through her skin, over and over as she bleeds. Blood splatters on my face and crimson chokes out of her mouth as she watches me with shock in her eyes.I don't think she expected me to kill her. I don't think anyone did. Not even me.Alwina's eyes, the very
Alwina's povThe forest seem to have gone completely still the second her words let out of her mouth.My mother body lies between us, her blood soaking into the dirt. My vision blurs red with hot anger and I shift back, bones cracking, fur retreating until I am standing in my own two feet again and
Alwina's povAs I feel the crack of mom's spell push out of me, I looked up at the sky from the mere shocking force of it. The spell breaking meant only one thing. Something was wrong.Everything had gone wrong.Everything should've been mine. It should've been easy. She did not deserve it. I deserv
Raiden's povThat roar rips through the clearing like an arrow slicing through air. Raw. Furious and powerful.My blood turns to fire as I snap my eyes back down to the girl who's stiff and eyes clouded. Her once trembling act cracking right in front of me.Then she looks directly at me, her eyes no
Raiden's povHer little shock gasp made me smirk and I tease her further by parting my lips slightly, closing them around her earlobe and nibbled. Her pulse kicks beneath her skin and the sweet aroma of her juices fills the air."Raiden," she breathed and I chuckle, releasing her.I won't take her a
Amelia's povThe moment those words leave his lips and brushed my ears, everything seems to just go still. The air, the roaring of the waterfall even the pounding of my very own heart seem to just go faint.Everything blurs until there's only him, his breath, his heart pounding against my chest, his
Raiden's povMy heart skipped and the sudden urge to see her, to know that she's alright itched me enough for me to not think about the consequences of going to her. But Dad reaches out and stops me before my feet can touch the first stair."You can't see her yet, she's still in shock. Give her some
Amelia's povMy breath catches in my throat and I spin to look at him. It's the first time I have set my eyes on him since the last time I learned he was not my biological dad.He looks like he hasn't slept much, hair tousled and bags under his eyes. He looks like he hadn't slept for months, and eve







