"What the..." I pushed myself to my feet, squinting at the door. Another barrage of bullets went by, ricocheting off the invisible wall. I turned around, looking for someone, until I found the old clerk. He'd been working here since I was a kid. "Alpha Wolfe..." He frowned. "You look like you've
Grace It was like looking into a warped mirror and seeing the potential for a different life. In another world, she could have been my sister, sharing laughter, stories, and family gatherings, or a younger version of me: fierce and refusing to back down. My apologies. You are a coward. My jaw
My stomach turned with disgust. How could they think that now was the time for a statement? Now wasn't the time for judgment when people were dying and more might be in danger. Then again, how could I blame them? Hadn't I been judging Eason not even a few hours ago? Judging him for things that I h
Grace "Because it's true." I cringed at the sound of the words coming out of my mouth. It was a hard thing to understand how I could say that and mean it even as I doubted it. Even as my mind kept showing me images of a casket just like our fathers with Eason inside. She tilted her head. "Why
Why is accepting betrayal easier for you than accepting your mistakes? Did one just hurt so much more than the other? Was there something wrong with me that I just wanted everything to be a betrayal? Was I just like Amira's mother and just unwilling to see it? I didn't know, but Amira was here
Grace I could see myself on the screen as Amira activated the broadcast. I took a deep breath and stared into the camera, hoping that I looked more in control, more put together and assured than I felt. I tried to focus on the words I was supposed to be saying, imagining that Eason was here, fee
I frowned. "I don't understand." "Magic, Grace," he said softly. "Eason has magical talent... Trainable, powerful, magical talent." My jaw trembled. "Werewolves can't use magic..." "It's rare among lycans, too, but it's true." "How do you know this?" "You remember the exchange program Easo
Grace I switched over to Fenris' call. "Have I caught you at a bad time?" Fenris asked, his voice slithered into my ear. His voice was filled with smug confidence. "I must say you have a talent... Or is that your brother's doing? I could imagine him having a silver tongue." I clenched my jaw a