"Wake up, sweetheart!" I begged, gently patting her cheeks. Hanna's eyes were moving side to side under her eyelids, her chest heaving with effort, lifting her back off the ground."She's never trembled like this before!" Kacidra cried, grabbing her sister's hand and squeezing it tightly.It went o
"Did you see him? Soren?" I asked, kneeling in front of Hanna. She looked at me quizzically. "Who?""You said Soren when you were dreaming," I said, gripping the grass to stop myself from wringing my hands together. We hadn't seen or heard from Soren in years."I don't know. Someone was there, but
RosalieGeorgia gripped the coffee mug in her hands, her dark hair disheveled and falling around her face. I had never seen her like this, so tired. So out of sorts. I didn't even ask if she wanted more coffee as I refilled her mug, returning the carafe to the coffee maker and reaching into an upper
"She can see Maeve in her dreams. Maeve is alive, and she's well. She's going to come home, Ethan." I left out the more concerning aspects of what Hanna had told me about her recent episodes, of course.Shouts sounded through the trees behind us, the usually sleepy village erupting into life. Ethan
RosalieIt had been three days since Ernest and Gemma had arrived in Winter Forest. To say our lives hadn't been completely turned upside down by their appearance, and shocking revelations of what happened in Mirage, would be an understatement.On top of all of that, Gemma was pregnant with Ernest's
"Ernest also said Troy was masquerading as Maeve's breeder to get close to Romero on Damian's orders," Ethan said, running his tongue along his bottom lip as he spoke."Whoever he is—" Talon tried to say."Will you listen to me?!" Rowan exclaimed, standing from his seat and leaning over the table to
Rosalie"Well, I wanted to name him Talon, of course. I was desperately in love with Talon back then, you know," Georgia said with a little laugh, giving Talon a teasing glance."I told you what would happen if you did," Talon cut in, bringing his glass of whiskey to his lips and smiling knowingly a
"I thought it sounded nice with Rowan," he said simply, expecting that to be a good enough answer. "Why are you all still looking at me?""It also means she who rules," I said to Gemma, turning my head to glare teasingly at Ethan."Well, that is fitting, isn't it? You know, I always wondered about h
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son