LOGIN“I’ll handle the plague,” he said. “We’ll get a plan in order. Root out the people who are sick and quarantine them before it spreads. I’ll talk to my healers about developing a vaccine.”I let out a breath. “You’d do that?”“You just told me children die, Ellie. So yes, of fucking course I would do
Ellie’s POV“That’s it,” I finished. The words had all come out in a rush, and I felt breathless and lightheaded. “I woke up in my eighteen-year-old bedroom, and my mom was still alive, and my wolf said the Moon Goddess gave us another chance. And now here I am.”Lucas didn’t say anything for a long
Ellie’s POVSneaking out of my own house wasn’t something I thought I would ever have to do again after the ripe age of sixteen. Those days should have been long behind me, right along with high school crushes and underaged drinking in the woods.But now here I was. Putting on dark clothes, waiting
I put my bag back on my shoulder and went to the academy.I sat through two classes without retaining a single word of either of them, turning the same thought over in my head: Dominic was walking into something he had no idea was coming, and he refused to hear me, and the pack was going to pay for
Ellie’s POVThe moment I saw her standing there, I turned to leave. Of course, Vivian’s heels clicked against the floor as she fell into step behind me.“Hello, sister. Can we talk?” she asked.“I’m busy, Vivian.”“I just want to talk.”“And I just said I’m busy.” I pushed through the door at the en
Ellie’s POVDominic’s eyes landed on me like two knives slicing across the space between us. He made no effort to hide the disdain he harbored for me in that gaze. I supposed I made little effort on my end, either.He walked up to us. Looked between me and Ryan with that familiar glint of jealousy i
Ellie POV By the time evening rolls around, my brain feels like it’s been wrung out like a rag. School had been a circus—whispers, stares, people pretending they weren’t looking directly at my neck as if a glowing bond mark might suddenly appear. That’s not how that works but it sure felt like it.
I excused myself early, claiming I had homework to finish. But as I climbed the stairs to my room, I could hear Vivian's voice drifting up from the living room, probably spinning some story about how concerned she was for her poor, rejected sister.Once I was alone, I allowed myself to really think
Ellie's POVThe next day, I spotted Dominic waiting outside my classroom. The sight made something twist in my chest. This kind of thing – waiting around, trying to see someone – used to be what I always did for him.When I finally appeared, chatting casually with some classmates, I made sure not to
Ellie's POVDominic's voice cut through the air like a whip, stopping us just before we could exit."Ellie."We turned back. He was standing rigid, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. The mask of indifference he usually wore had slipped, revealing something raw and desperate underneath."If







