LOGINAny thoughts on what the 'plan' is?
Astaroth POVPerched on a ridge above the packhouse, I sat like a shadow stretched long by twilight—still, silent, soaked in rot and thought. The trees around me stood bare and brittle, stripped of bark, stinking of sulfur and secrets. I watched them. The packhouse stood like a monument of misplaced
Knox POVMy father's words hung in the air like smoke."She's not fooling me," my once-father muttered, stepping closer. "I see her. I see through all of you.""Pa," Kane replied coldly, his tone firm, a warning wrapped in ice. A warning Leigh ignored as his gaze narrowed in on my angel.The air in
Kane POVThe kitchen had never felt smaller. Tension bled from every surface, thickening the air, coiling like smoke. I leaned against the edge of the island, one eye on Charlotte—who sat pale but stubborn beside the stove—and the other on the ticking clock. The steady hum of the refrigerator was th
"I'm getting water," I muttered, needing something to do. My back ached. My hips screamed. I was one emotionally frazzled breath away from punching someone."I'll get it." Liam moved toward me, brushing his knuckles across my forehead with a frown. "You're hot.""She's fine." Knox growled."No, she'
Lottie POV"Seems we can't have one peaceful morning," Knox grumbled, dragging a shirt over his head. The bitterness in his tone wasn't aimed at me—but at the world, maybe. I reached out, brushing my fingers over his hand as he adjusted the hem."Soon, we'll have all the time in the world." I tried
"I didn't get anything," I confirmed, shooting a quick look at Liam, to see him checking his phone for the millionth time this hour."He mindlinked the entire pack last night—" She shifted her weight, and her confusion quickly turned to alarm. "Everyone was told we were under attack. Apparently, he'
Lottie POVKnox kissed and nibbled at my thighs for several minutes, letting me adjust to Kane's movements as he began to rock against my mouth. "Good girl." Kane moaned moments later as Knox began tracing my outer lips with his tongue, dragging it slowly from bottom to top, purposely avoiding my c
Knox POV Biting down on the inside of my lip to stop myself from talking, I did as Kane asked and listened to my brother talk, although I couldn't help but note that he looked like he had aged overnight. "He hasn't slept." Havoc chimed in, making me feel guilty. "He is hurting badly, he is drownin
"No. We need her to hate us, for a time. She needs a reason to not allow us anywhere near her, to make her think she is rejecting us.. For real." I sighed, getting up off the bed to pace the room and work through the tension forming behind my eyes."A ruse... So we are not only fooling the moon godd
Kane POV"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rolo asked as I looked down at the angel sleeping against my chest, her head tucked into my armpit as she lay motionless with fatigue. Sighing, I tucked a loose hair behind her ear and smiled, hating myself for the words about to leave my lips. "We have







