Mag-log inI grew up in the pack, and I’ve never stepped out of our town, so seeing the city for the first time feels refreshing and intimidating in equal measure. The city is not a far cry from the town. They’re actually pretty similar, like the pack is a mini version of the city, only louder, busier, and mor
PART FOUR“Why do you always wear black?”“Isn’t black too much of a stretch?” Rome smirks as he answers my question with one of his. We’re lying down on my bed, facing each other. He’s in a casual crewneck long-sleeve black t-shirt, and my fingers trace his pecs through the shirt as we talk about n
Wouldn’t it have been better if I had told her that he spoke to me and said he would come back in two years?Wouldn’t it have been better if I had told her that the guys found out about her sleepwalking? That I had no way to control it, but it happened?Wouldn’t it have spared her the heartbreak, th
Remy and I reappear out of the shadows in the foyer of a large house, not a second after we left King’s place.I know I should be thinking about the fact that I just umbraported, something I shouldn’t be able to do, something I don’t think even Remy can do, or maybe she can.I know I should go looki
What if I did sneak out?“This is so messed up, you know?” My dad sighs, and for a moment, I feel bad. What right do I have to be mad at him for telling them? It’s not like I outright came out and told him not to tell anyone. I just thought we had an unspoken agreement not to, and he knew I wasn’t c
BetrayalShameFearThese emotions are warring inside me as I lie here, each one fighting for dominance, each one savagely scratching its way to the surface and dripping down my face as tears.How could they?How could he?!I must have fallen asleep at King’s place after the movie. Ever since I star
“Dad”He pulls himself away from the desk and walks towards me.“Has she shifted yet?” I lose focus. What?“What…what are you talking about, has who shifted?”“Mars, has she shifted yet?”“No, why are you even asking, that isn’t important right now. What is important, is Penelope sitting here wearin
KINGI’ve been riding on a high for days.Ever since my date with Mars...before that, even, I’ve been happy beyond all reason. Floating on all sorts of clouds and it’s the best feeling I’ve ever had. The best feeling I may ever have. I don’t know how I managed to go so long being around her without
“I don’t have the time to argue with you over this, King. I could easily kill her and be done with this, but I’m giving you a way out. A way that will benefit all of us.”“Oh, all of us? Can you specify who the hell ‘all of us’ is, because I don’t see it benefitting anyone at all. I mean, why are yo
I know for a fact that this hasn’t always been there, not even yesterday, not even last night, so...I blanch.My dream, the burning on my hand.Shit!I turn to the mirror to...I shriek and step back farther into the shower. I could have sworn there was someone’s reflection in the mirror. I’m not ev







