LOGINMy chest was heaving; I looked around them all a little manically.Samuel put a gentle hand on my arm. I looked over at him and he sat up straighter.“Vee saved my life tonight. She put herself between me and that Werecat. What happened tonight wasn’t her fault, she did everything she could, and we
(Vee’s POV)I woke up to the sound of a helicopter.My head was pounding; my ears were ringing. I tried to sit up, panicking as I remember the Werecat and its vicious yellow eyes.“Woah,” a deep voice said, “You’re safe, just relax – don’t move.”I tried to focus my eyes, but everything was blurry,
April and I started carving a quicker path across the clearing to Samuel. I realized that there was a very real chance we may not make it out. There were so many, they poured endlessly from the woods, and we were tripping over dead bodies now. But still, they kept coming.We were nearly to Samuel no
“FORMATION!” I screamed over the yell of the Shifters.In an instant, April. Mueller, Calhoun, and Biggs were out of the trees and around me. Calhoun took the front, shield up, and the rest of us fell into a wedge behind him.The formation was simple and allowed us to protect each other’s backs.As
Once again, it was Priscilla who stepped forward and delivered the news. I was left wondering again what exactly her role was. She was Miko’s sister, so of course she would be close to the inner circle, but why did she seem to be in charge of intelligence?She clearly wasn’t a warrior – so who was s
(Killian’s POV)Killian and Vee stood staring at Miko, who stood staring back.Vee sidled past Killian and slipped through the door, clearly not wanting to get involved.Miko smiled slyly at Killian, who, as soon as the door shut behind Vee, lunged. He boxed Miko’s ears, and Miko silently fought him
For just a moment, panic seized me. My vision swam, my ears rang, and the fire that rained from the sky was disorienting. I heard screaming and saw civilians pouring out of the buildings around me.The fire spread quickly. It licked up the side of buildings, jumped from rooftop to roof top, and blas
“I can’t believe your uncle gifted you a luxury car,” Riley said, running her fingers over the gleaming wood trim. “This has got to cost at least as much as your apartment.”“Don’t be ridiculous,” I said as we crossed the border into the Blackwood compound. “It’s definitely more expensive.” I sighed
“Not once they get to know you.” He said flatly.Just then, the door opened, and in filed half a dozen warriors. Each one of them I distinctly recalled humiliating in their own lobby.They stared at me suspiciously.“Warriors,” Gregory said standing, “This is my niece, Vera.”They mumbled a hello. I
(Vera’s POV)When I got back in my car after the disastrous interaction with Killian, I decided I wasn’t going to go back to my apartment right away. I still had the whole day ahead of me.Instead, I opened up an email from Uncle Greg. He had sent over a few leads for me to follow. I wanted to track







