ill

sleep t

mind spinning like a broken wheel. A child. A little girl with golden hair who called

sn't a wolf who moved on easily. When we lived, he was super loyal, alm

st went, remembering paths walked a bunch before. When I found the nursery wing

door open just

big and awkward, messing up a lot, but she laughed and asked him t

ing it all silly,"

Not Mam

tricked

sn't mine, but his. That meant-no, I couldn

odd. A staff went by with new water, and I gave a nod without seeing her face. I just

acked the walls from top to bottom, and the smell of old books filled th

e words danced in my sight, made no sense. All I could think of was that small girl. S

me desire to sm

be new aro

tching me with keen eyes. She had dark hair and

going to me. "I cook in t

Trying to not let the mess inside

ve been here always, and I have never seen you." She leaned her h

novel tighter. "Just pa

in her tone. "The boss hardly lets new folks stay unl

y voice sound smooth

't get it. The group misled him. They spun tales 'bout his love, and he fell for it since he tr

and so tight. "Wha

ed Camilla. She was his partner, and folks said she was cursed. A threat to us all." Senna shook her head slow. "But

s. I could not even

then?" I asked, my v

d in the square, and the group set her ablaze. Lucien watched si

a seemed stunned at my move, I did not even care. I had to

going back toward doo

own by the oak tree, beneath dirt. The spot where Lucien sits at night." She then popped it open, show

ched it t

it no

en spoke up. "The blonde

got born. She just showed up six months back, Lucien took her. The group wished she would just leave, but he said no.

om spu

starts like E, like Camilla wanted. Our kid got the na

king spooked. "You good? Yo

ld no

air. I knew that sound right away, pain and fea

to be

wild. We got there and saw Lucien down low, holding Elin close. H

smell another wolf's blood hanging in th

kind of anger I'd never glimpsed. He was looking

eyes st

d like the wind. His hand rose slow

d out low. "Didn't you?