Lahat ng Kabanata ng Howl for Justice : Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 230

Lucas shakes his head. “Not us. Not you.” I feel the wolf slip, just for a heartbeat, replaced by something vulnerable and human. I hate it. I want to bite, but instead I just stand there, staring at him, letting the silence settle. Outside, a bank of clouds rolls in, killing the blue light and re

The office after dark is a different animal. The lights are merciless, harsh against the glass, throwing shadows so crisp they feel edged enough to draw blood. The city outside is a void, every window on the other towers blank, the only motion the distant red pulse of a plane crossing the midnight s

But there’s nothing. Just the two of us, alone in the dead of night, hunting the next piece of evidence. For now, it’s enough. But the hunger is still there, growing, waiting for the moment when the last excuse runs out. And then we’ll see who’s predator and who’s prey. We work in shifts now—one

We work, side by side, as the sun rises over the city. There’s a long way to go. But for the first time in weeks, I think we might actually make it. Lila doesn’t knock. She never does, not when the hour is this late and the risk of shattering what’s left of our nerves is higher than the price of h

I smell the panic under her deodorant, the way her sweat has changed from the gym-sweet variety of an intern in over her head to something new, something animal. She must feel my eyes on her, because she flushes and steps back, folding her arms tight to her ribs. The tablet pings as she hands it ov