LOGIN“Mommy. Come on. Get up.”I shifted before I could think twice, dropping to my knees in the dirt beside them. I pressed two fingers to Charlotte’s pulse. Steady. Her chest was rising and falling. The burn marks on her palms were already blistering, but she was breathing, and that was the important p
Kieran’s POVNora was born at 3:47 in the morning, and she screamed the whole way into the world.We’d been at it for sixteen hours by then. I’d held Elena’s hand through all of it; she’d nearly broken three of my fingers, and I never said a word about it. Once Nora was cleaned up and swaddled and p
Ten feet. Fifteen. My hands were shaking by the time I hauled myself into the fork beside her, and I couldn’t feel my right palm anymore, which was probably a mercy. A branch to my left was fully alight now, needles going up in a quick bright rush, heat rolling off it in a wave that stung my eyes.I
Charlotte’s POVThe smoke was thick enough to taste in my mouth.I kept low over Kieran’s back, hands fisted in the fur at his shoulders, my face turned sideways against the heat rolling in from the flames. The fire had spread further than I realized; on either side of us the undergrowth was going u
“I’m not… the parasite! You… are!” I grunted. I felt fresh strength surge through me, through the pain and the smell of my own hair burning. I managed to push away from the forest floor, bucking my hips up, then rolled sideways with Sophia clinging on.She scrabbled at my neck, lighter still burning
Charlotte’s POVI couldn’t explain it any better than I could the first time. That invisible pull somewhere in my chest, like a compass needle guiding me north. It dragged me toward the treeline without hesitation, like it had always been there, like it had existed from the moment Nora was born.The
Charlotte’s POV“We’ll see how your rules make me obey!”The provocative words fell from my lips as though by accident. I cringed as Kieran’s expression turned grim. His lips curled contemptuously.“I will watch you obey,” he promised ominously, “Now go.” He pointed down the hallway towards the cent
Kieran gave Sophia a polite nod, “Thank you, Sophia. I can handle it from here.”Sophia smirked, shooting me a sly look as she turned, brushing up against Kieran flirtatiously, “You know I’m always happy to assist you, Alpha.”“And I appreciate that,” Kieran smiled, then turned to me, and the smile
Charlotte’s POVKieran leaned over the front seat to confront me. Anger twisted his face and those snapping eyes glared at me under furrowed brows. For a second I thought he was going to reach for me and hurt me, and my heart raced at having nowhere to escape.“I-I…” I fumbled for words to explain t
Charlotte’s POV“You think you deserve better than what you’ve got?”The Head Slave left the doorway and stepped into the room further, intentionally butting into my personal space. Their teeth bared in a smile that was anything but friendly. I could see the hatred in their eyes clear as day.“I saw







