When my alarms went off to alert me that someone had entered my den, I never expected it to be Everly. I thought a couple of drunk kids got in again. I was in the middle of rearranging shit in Mr. Granger’s classroom to fuck with him. I was having fun, so I was annoyed when I had to come back here. What surprised me even more, was that Everly had a war scythe and tried to reap my soul. I knew she was hiding something. She’s hiding the fact that she belongs to the Coven of the Crow and Shadows. The same coven who took my father away from me. Now that I didn’t see coming. However, the pure look of shock on her face when she realized I was a hybrid was priceless. “Nothing to say, Little Reaper?” I taunt, letting go of her hand with her war scythe. “You’re a hybrid.” She states with shock. “I could say the same thing about you. Pure lycan, my ass. You’re also a witch and work for Death’s coven.” I reply, and her eyes widen even more. “Given the fact that your last name is Shadows mean

I’m heading to the human realm to meet with Ever. It’s been a few months since we’ve seen her, and I know we are looking forward to seeing her next week. However, when she texted me asking me to come have lunch with her, I knew something was going on even if she said everything was fine. I know her. She would only contact me if something was wrong or she ran into a problem. Most parents might be insulted that their child calls upon them when they need something, but I don’t care. Ari and I raised our kids to be independent, so I know when they need us, they truly need us. I love my kids, and I’m glad they are strong and independent people, but I’m also glad they still need us. It’s nice to know that they still need us even when they are grown. Kai isn’t technically grown up as he’s only sixteen, but our kids had to grow up faster than most. It was the same for Ari and me. It’s a bit different for Ari as she grew up faster due to her parents' neglect. For Ever, Kai, and I, we all had

My nerves jump around as Levi gives his opening speech. Sebastian squeezes my hand, reassuring me. He’s slowly coming around to our soulmate bond. He’s at least more open to it, and right now, he is being a good soulmate. He’s encouraging me, and I know he is right. I can do this. At least I’m not doing this on my own. I’m doing a duet with my soulmate, and that is exciting. We get to show off together as I make my debut. We take our places, and the music starts. I keep my focus on Sebastian and drown out everyone else. I focus on him because it soothes my nerves. I pretend I’m with him rehearsing, and there aren’t hundreds of people watching us. We nailed our first performance, and I feel like I could do the second one with no problem. I quickly get changed into a new costume while the others do their songs. Sebastian and I try to look out for spirits, but being backstage, we struggle to see them. However, we both can sense them. There are at least fifty spirits here watching the

Opening my eyes, I realize I’m not in my room. There’s also someone in bed with me. Everly’s black and grey hair is sprawled over my arm and chest. I smile as I brush her wild hair from her face, so I can admire her. She’s beautiful, and she is mine. Last night was the best sex I’ve ever had and the most fun. I didn’t have to hold back with her. Usually, I have to hold back, afraid I’ll hurt whoever I’m with. However, I didn’t have to hold back with Everly, and I wasn’t scared of hurting her. She took everything I had to give like a good girl. I can’t believe I accepted the bond, and I’m willing to complete our soulmate bond. Maybe love doesn’t have to be toxic? Perhaps I’m lucky enough to have found someone who loves me for me and who can love me back. I hated watching my father pine for my mother while she went into another man's arms. A man who didn’t really love her. She neglected the man who did truly love her. I always feared love because of my parents' toxic love, but now I r

I leave Levi’s office with unease. I don’t like that he confronted me about Everly so quickly. I expected it at some point, but not so soon, which means he’s been watching us. Did he agree to give Everly the role to see how I would react? I know I haven’t been great with hiding my interest in her, so was pushing us together for the concert a test?I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit. I was so focused on Levi’s endgame with the spirits. I didn’t think he would be spying on Everly and me, let alone purposely push us together. No wonder he didn’t argue with Mr. Granger and me wanting to give Everly the part for the duet with me. He was fucking testing me, and I fell right into it. Everly and I tried to be discreet. I also tried to hide how I felt about her from the outside world, but I guess I wasn’t as good as I thought I was. Everly managed to bring down all my defenses without me realizing it. Levi took advantage of the situation. Damn him. I need to stop underestimating him. L