LOGINIt might be the last time I ever heard him laugh. Mother was killed soon after.I couldn’t protect her, but I will do everything in my power to protect my people. Starting with killing three Sun Warriors and getting one step closer to finding my mole.I release the arrow, but I don’t watch the elega
OwenAfter Tresalia has enthusiastically agreed to join the war efforts against the Sun Warriors, I head northwest toward the outer border between Tresalia and Quartane. It’s not particularly hard to convince anyone to go to war against the humans, what with the continued werewolf killings.That and
Then again, it would have been disastrous for the kingdom if I ended up with a human, and the daughter of the most fearsome Sun Warrior our people have ever known at that. I would have been blinded by my love for Amelia and never understood how terrible humans could be.I would have been wholly unpr
OwenDiego wanted to join me. But I couldn’t let him come. I sent him with Father to the eastern territories instead.Diego’s still my number one suspect as our mole, so I need him as far away from my plan as possible.I bounce atop my trotting horse through Dosian toward the beginning of the Red Fo
I make sure he eats, that someone offers to take care of him for the night. Tomorrow, we’ll talk to him more and send out scouts to see if he has any living family members left alive. If not, there are a lot of families here ready to adopt another child orphaned by werewolves.He’ll be okay.I have
NatashaOnce the First Quarter is back in view, I slow my jog to a walk for the comfort of the child on my back. He’s not hurt, so we’re not in a rush now that we’re almost back to the village.Sebastian and the scout from today’s run hurry past me, carrying a man between them. He was conscious when
AmeliaMy burns, bruises, and blisters are still tender the next day when I go to the gym. The blisters on my hands are too raw to do any weight training, so mostly I just run on the treadmill.My feet hit the rotating surface over and over, a steady rhythm against last night’s moments replaying in
AmeliaI draw a bath for Molly and leave clothes out for her. I change into a fresh pair of clothes myself, then head back to the kitchen for more food. Thankfully it’s late enough that most people have retired to their bedrooms for the evening – including Ava.When I return to my room, Molly is cle
AmeliaI stay immobile on the ground while Ava cackles above me. My eyes are locked with whoever is hiding under the bench behind Ava.I quickly take in her sallow cheeks and the paralyzing fear in her eyes as she stares me down pleadingly.I avert my gaze, staring at the ground beneath me as the ra
The only indication that it did is the noblewolf who had let go of the now dead human’s leash. “Damn,” he says. “I was quite fond of that one.”The werewolf sitting next to him pats him on the back. “It’s always the best pets who are runners, isn’t it?”“Ambitious but not too bright,” the noblewolf







