LOGINThe house is still mostly empty. With bare walls, uncovered windows, and the faint scent of fresh wood and plaster in the air, but I’ve never loved a place more.Sunlight spills across the light oak floorboards, warming the space like it’s already lived in. There’s no furniture yet, just a few unpac
** Harper’s POV **Back at our apartment on the military base, I start to pack up our few belongings. It feels surreal that we will be back at the academy by evening. Although our academy apartment is so much nicer, I’m still kind of sad to say goodbye to this place. We may not have been here long,
**Harper’s POV **We pick our way back through the decaying house, and I hope I never have to step foot in a place like this again.The air is thick with the scent of mould and blood, and just ahead, I see the rectangle of light that is our freedom. The open doorway, where there’s fresh air. I’m abo
** Harper’s POV **“Your fear doesn’t justify the blood you spilled,” I say, stepping forward, voice steady even though my hands are shaking. “You tried to erase people to fix a mistake you made, but we are not your mistake.”“You don’t understand,” he says weakly.“I understand more than you think,
** Harper’s POV **“How are you alive? Didn’t you die like hundreds of years ago?” Finn asks.“I did,” Elias nods. “They executed me for my actions, and it was just. I was messing with things I never should have touched, but the damage was already done. When they found me and took all my research, i
** Harper’s POV **“Is this our location?” Deacon asks, stepping up to study the screen.“That’s where I saw him. He’s bleeding, weak, and alone. This is our chance to finish this,” I say.Finley, Luke and a few of Raff’s men than have filed in step up to study the screen. Getting a good look at the
Chapter 46Axel rolls us so I'm beneath him, he holds his weight off of me. The muscles in his strong arms flexing. I glide my hands over his biceps, appreciating how they feel under my fingers. Another cramp grips me and I suck in a sharp breath. I really want to take this slow with him, with lots
“You had a nasty head injury, we thought we'd lost you for a while there,” Luke squeezes my hand and I look at him. I can see the trauma behind his eyes, I asses the others and they all have that same look, like they've been through something traumatic and haven't quite recovered yet. “I'm sorry,”
“So you're telling me he's like the Incredible Hulk?” I ask.“Yes, exactly! Whatever that is,” he nods enthusiastically, even though he has no idea what I’m referring to. “Next time I visit the human realm I'm picking up some Marvel movies, I think you'll love them,” “I'll love anything it’s from
Chapter 57The next morning I wake up on top of Axel, Theo is snuggled in on one side and Luke is on the other. I'm not quite sure how this happened. I'm a little disappointed that Mason isn't here but I don't think group snuggling is his thing. I wonder if I could crawl into his bed with him for so







