“Seriously?” she hissed as she inspected the golden-colored liquid inside. “I’d have to hide who I am just so I can mingle with some hoity-toity racists?” “Look,” I said with a sigh of regret, “Nina and I want you there, but it’s just the way it is. You can thank the last Luna for that one.” “It
Nina Enzo had left last night to rally our pack, and although the distance between realms made me nervous, I had been too busy helping with the preparations for the Moon Goddess Festival gala to think much about it. Polly and I were sitting in the kitchen, stringing together handmade garlands fo
His curiosity piqued, Tyler nodded eagerly. “Lead the way.” I got up and motioned for him to follow me as we made our way towards the dense woods behind the mansion. Once we were deep enough into the forest, I stopped and turned to face Tyler. “Okay, Tyler,” I said, a mischievous glint in my eyes,
After watching my mother stalk away with her hands curled up into fists at her sides, I couldn’t help but place my hand over my belly. Her words kept echoing in the back of my mind, and it stung. “If you can’t even be responsible with your nineteen-year-old brother, how can you be responsible with
My friends—my pack—meant the world to me. But here, in the werewolf realm, our pack wasn’t taken as seriously as we thought it would be, as I had just learned. Humans in this world weren’t treated the same, and I couldn’t ignore the stark differences. And truthfully, I didn’t know how to reconcile
Nina With a deep breath, I made my way up the grand staircase and down the hall toward my mother’s room. The sounds of my footsteps were muffled by the intricate carpet that lined the hallway, and the house was oddly quiet. It seemed as though the major preparations for the party had finished for
Enzo With the decision made for half of us to go back to the supernatural realm to attend the Moon Goddess Festival, I was in the tunnels, preparing some things and going over plans with Luke and Matt. We would never just leave Mountainview unprotected, not when we had taken on the role of the s
“Alright,” I found myself saying with a stiff nod. “You can stay, if you’d like. No one’s forcing you to go.” “Thanks, Enzo.” Luke stood, his eyes landing on me one last time. “We’re good?” “We’re good.” I watched Luke leave, his words swirling around in my mind. It felt strange, learning thin
Nina The warm summer breeze brushed across my skin as I stood on the patio, clutching my robe tightly around my body. Laughter and splashes echoed up from the pool below, where our friends were already gathered for our big end-of-summer party. I should have been down there too, soaking up the ve
“What... what do you mean?” He braced his hands on the doorframe, leaning in closer with a heavy sigh. “I mean, by the time I caught up to them this morning, I only saw them long enough to get that photo before they were boarding a speedboat and taking off. Hell, I’m still not even totally sure wh
Nina My breath caught in my throat as I pulled open the front door expecting to see excited party guests, only to be immediately met with the sight of Luke’s grim expression. His brow was furrowed in a deep frown, his lips pressed into a tight line—clear signs that something was very wrong. “Luk
Nina I huffed out a breath as I hoisted the oversized cardboard box higher in my arms, carefully navigating my way through the living room. Strings of fairy lights poked out haphazardly from the top, and I could feel the weight of glass jars and other assorted decor inside shifting precariously wi
Then, at the last possible second, the scout seemed to find an extra burst of speed. He surged forward, hurtling between two towering oak trees and vanishing into the cover of the forest beyond. “Dammit!” I slammed my palms against the rough bark of the nearest trunk, powerless to do anything but
Enzo The crunch of leaves and snap of twigs echoed through the trees as Matt and I tore after the Schreiber scout. Our breaths came in ragged gasps, the hot summer air burning our lungs. Overhead, a little red bird chirped and flitted through the green canopy of trees; Daphne. But even she wasn’
Shaking my head, I turned without another word and stormed out of the fitting room. I took the two strides across the hall to Jessica’s fitting room and knocked on the door, folding my arms across my chest. “Jess? You in there?” There was a muffled thump in the fitting room, followed by the soun
Nina “How’s it looking in there?” I called out, rapping lightly on the wooden door of Jessica’s fitting room. “Um… decent, I guess?” her muffled voice floated back a moment later, although I could sense the uncertainty in her tone. “Decent? That’s it? Come on, Jess, this is your wedding gown w
Had I really known him at all, I wondered? Or had I merely been too self-absorbed and naive to see past the facade of unshakable command he projected? After a long silence, I found my voice. “Why didn’t he ever tell me that?” “He didn’t want you to see his weakness, I suppose,” Angelica replied