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Don't Ask, Don't Tell

CASSIANThe memories hit me like a freight train.Rae's wolf. Her eyes. The way she'd moved. The command in her voice that made my demon sit up and beg. I remembered every second of it. Every touch. Every bite. The taste of blood in my mouth. The way Kieran and Luca had followed her call like puppets on strings.She wasn't an Omega.She was an Enigma.That word sat in my chest like a stone. Enigmas were supposed to be a myth, whispered in old tales about beings who could command the strongest Alphas and make Lunas kneel. No one really believed they ever existed and even if I knew werewolves, I too did not believe.But Rae was one of them.My stomach twisted. I looked down at her sleeping form. She looked so small. So innocent. Nothing like the creature that had pulled my innate demon side out and used me like a toy."We wipe everybody's memory."Miyori's words pulled me back to the present. I stared at her."Are you insane?""Probably." She crossed her arms. Her face was set. Determin

A Demon Through and Through

CASSIANThe demons materialized like smoke given form.Mnemosyne came first. She was tall, impossibly so, with skin that shifted between shadow and starlight. Her eyes were empty voids that somehow still managed to see everything. Memory incarnate. She wore robes that moved like liquid mercury, constantly flowing, constantly changing.Buer followed. He was smaller, compact, with too many limbs that folded and unfolded at angles that would make most stomach twist and turn when they looked at it. His face was kind though. Almost grandfatherly. That made him more terrifying somehow. Because Demons who looked kind were usually the worst ones.They both looked at Miyori first. Their expressions shifted. Recognition first. Then curiosity.But when they looked at me, Everything changed.Mnemosyne's empty eyes widened. Buer's too many limbs went still. They looked at each other and smiled.Those smiles made my blood run cold."Well," Mnemosyne said. Her voice sounded like a thousand whispers l

The Girl Who Remembered the Unforgivable 1

RAEI woke up gasping.My sheets were soaked with sweat. My body ached in places that made my stomach turn. I sat up too fast and my head spun.The room was empty.No Cassian. No Luca. No Kieran.Just me. Alone. In my bed with the curtains drawn and the door closed.I looked down at myself. I was wearing pajamas. Clean ones. My hair was damp like I'd showered recently but I couldn't remember doing that. I couldn't remember putting on these clothes either.My hands started shaking.Maybe it was a dream. A really vivid nightmare brought on by stress or bad food or something. That had to be it. There was no way I'd actually done those things. No way my wolf… or whatever that was… had taken control and released pheromones that turned the entire school into a scene from hell."How was it?"I screamed and fell off the bed.The beast stood in the corner of my room. It was massive. The size of a bear. Her fur was blood red and her eyes glowed like coals. She looked pleased with herself."Was

The Girl Who Remembered the Unforgivable 2

RAEHe didn't answer. He just stood there staring at me with an expression I couldn't read.I looked past him down the hallway. Students were walking around. Talking. Laughing. Someone was complaining about homework. Another person was asking about dinner plans.It was normal. Completely normal.But I remembered it differently. I remembered bodies on the floor. Torn clothes. Blood. The air thick with pheromones and panic and sexual violence."What is happening?" I whispered.Cassian glanced down the hall. Then he stepped into my room and closed the door behind him.The click of the lock made me flinch."No," he said quietly. "You're not supposed to remember.""But I do." I backed away from him. Put space between us. "I remember everything. The pheromones. The command. You and Luca and Kieran in my bed. I remember all of it."Cassian ran a hand through his hair. He looked shaken. Confused."That shouldn't be possible," he said. "Miyori and I, we summoned demons. Powerful ones. They wip

Obscurity’s End

RAEI stared at the wall for a long time after saying those words out loud. After admitting I remembered everything. The silence between us felt heavy and wrong."I hate it," I said.Cassian looked at me. His eyebrows pulled together. "What?"The words started pouring out before I could stop them. "I used to fantasize about being strong. About not being at the bottom of the hierarchy. About people not treating me like I was fragile or broken or lesser just because I was an Omega." I laughed but it sounded bitter even to my own ears. "There really was nothing worse than being an Omega after all. That's what I thought. That's what I believed my entire life."I wrapped my arms tighter around myself. "But now I'm a spellweaver and an Enigma? It feels like so much power. Too much power. I even practically came back from the dead." My voice dropped to a whisper. "It's scary."Cassian didn't interrupt. He just watched me with those dark blue eyes that seemed to see right through me."I would

The Promise And The Lie

RAEI opened my mouth before I could think when she said, “Yeah.”“Oh.”The word just sat there. Even through the phone, I could feel Martha’s expression shift. It was like something behind her eyes cracked a little.“I was worried,” she said quickly. “I just wanted to check in.”“Oh.” It came out again, useless.“Is it a bad time?” Her voice sharpened, a hint of panic creeping in. “Did something happen, Rae?”“No, no. Everything’s fine,” I said, though my voice didn’t sound like it believed me.I was already moving, phone pressed between my shoulder and ear as I rushed to the bathroom. The mirror showed me exactly what I expected. My face was blotchy, eyes red and swollen from crying. My hair stuck out at weird angles and my uniform looked like I'd been rolling around on the floor.Which I had been, technically.I turned on the faucet and splashed cold water on my face. It stung but it helped. I scrubbed at my cheeks until they were pink, then dragged wet fingers through my hair to s

Enigma 101

RAEI stared at Martha. The words hung in the air between us like smoke I couldn't wave away."That's not true."My voice sounded far away. Like someone else was speaking through my mouth.Martha didn't look away. Her eyes were red and wet, and she just stood there with her gloved hands twisted together."Why would I lie?" she asked softly.I let out a sound that might have been a laugh if it wasn't so broken. "You've been lying for a very long time. How the fuck would I know?"Martha glanced at the sentinel in the car. Then she grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the vehicle. Away from anyone who might hear. Her grip was tight even through the silk."Then believe this," she said. Her voice dropped to barely above a whisper. "Magnus Vale is not your biological father. Your mother ran away from that monster. She chose Magnus because she knew he could keep you safe."I shook my head. The motion felt mechanical. Like my body was trying to reject the information before my brain could pr

Crutch 1

CASSIANI walked past the secretary's desk without slowing down. She called after me, something about appointments and schedules, but I ignored her. Some things couldn't wait.The door to Miyori's office swung open before I reached it. Gregory Whitmore stepped out in his pressed suit and polished red-bottom Italian leather shoes. He smiled at me. That easy, practiced smile that probably worked on everyone else.I smiled back. Wondered if he'd even noticed his tie was a different shade of blue than it was hours ago. Probably not. Men like him didn't notice details unless they affected their image.I slipped past him and shut the door behind me.Miyori was already looking at me. She leaned back in her chair and let out a long breath."Well," she said. "That settles it. Annalise's death will be taken care of."She rubbed her temples. The gesture made her look older than usual. Tired."I'm thinking about just pulling out now." Her voice was flat. "I just have this fear it's going to get w

Crutch 2

LUCAThis scene includes physical abuse, homophobia, emotional trauma, internalized shame, and psychological repression. It portrays childhood violence and familial manipulation, as well as a non-consensual outing that results in fear and long-term trauma. Readers sensitive to themes of sexual identity repression or abusive parental behavior should approach with care.I was drowning.Not in water, but in memory.I was fifteen again, standing barefoot on the white sands of our private island. The sun was sharp enough to burn my skin, the sky so blue it almost hurt to look at. The island was supposed to be paradise. For me, it was a prison dressed in beauty. My father loved to parade us here, his perfect sons, his living trophies.My brothers couldn’t hide how much they hated me. I was the favorite, the special one. Joseph with his coat of many colors. The chosen son. Except I had never asked to be chosen.Trevor showed up one afternoon while I sat alone on the dock, watching the tide p

What The Stone Knows

RAEI didn't remember deciding to run. One second, I was standing in the hallway, the basket cutting into my palms. Next, my feet were pounding against pavement and then stone, and I was moving.The library. I needed to get to the library.My vision blurred. Tears kept coming, and I couldn't stop them. I didn't try to. Students scattered out of my way. I heard voices. Someone calling my name maybe. But I didn't stop.The giant oak doors loomed ahead. They were older than the rest of the school. Darker. The wood was carved with symbols I'd never bothered to look the first time around. Not that anything changed, the second time around. My hands hit them and they swung open with a groan.Cool, ventilated air wrapped around me. The smell of old paper and dust filled my nose simultaneously. I stumbled inside and the doors closed behind me with a soft thud that seemed to seal me away from everything outside.I set the basket down. It hit the floor harder than I meant it to. The bottles cli

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