nos is accomplished. This Christmas, Moonlit

he casual arrogance of a man who owned the skyline. He flashed a grin at the video scr

hate the occult. I do too. Pointy hats, bubbling cauldrons, terrible fashion sense. But trust me, only those mystical ladi

rises, chuckled on the other end of the

to a conspiratorial whisper. "But with this little gizmo? One press. That's it. You hop back in time to fix a blu

rom having that child with a total loser!

phone away from his ear

pping. "So, if I said a cool million could fix that slip-up-stop your daughte

. I'd shell out ten

expensive hitman for that price. Bu

the screen. "Now you're seeing th

go back as fa

al-energy displaces exponentially. Seven years, tops. Our whiz kids a

te mused. "Have you test

the board gives the nod. Don't worry

k. K

had a strict 'unless the building is on f

lly, the woman was as poised as a statue, but today, her f

ing wa

e, the Lycan King of

mic, mouthing,

st stared at him, her voice

dy's hand sto

s charming smirk faltering for

ffered alternatives. Louise from Accounting? Louise

with the force of a sledgehammer. "David's wife. She wor

ememb

feine and overwork, but he'd remember L

ached out and tapped th

nce about stock options, va

Everlyn whispered, e

p. His legs felt weirdly numb. "What happened? You said she was sick. Sick

said, swallowing hard. "It was

s mahogany desk, his knuckl

on the nightstand." Everlyn looked down. "By t

d rage erupted in Andy's che

't just di

a potted plant, and sprinted out of the office, leaving a s

teering wheel like he was vibr

ui

ho used to sit in the farthest corner of the university library reading "Th

er during freshman year-a letter that contained, admi

sent back not even by herself, "I won't a

en it as a

inced himself that her harsh words were just a defense mechanism. She was a Be

year. Natalie had spiked the punch. Loui

stincts prickling. He found her cor

nties, darling?" one of

eart, had blinked and slurred, "I... I h

ving to grab her. "Take 'e

roke the leader's nose and scared the other two o

ack to her dorm

d into his neck, her breath s

ty," he'd deflected, t

s cheek clumsily. "I'm gonna marry a her

to that," he ha

ned to ask her out properly the ne

oo long. He pla

ing David Salinger. A safe,

ched her from afar. When she joined his company, he mocked her to keep her at

er on your promises, Mrs. Sa

of asking: What happene

and by the time he strolled back into the office, her desk was a hauntingly empty space. He stared at it, feeling

about a minor illness and the need for some

s. In a rare moment of sentimentality, he even splurged on a bouquet of h

d

he is

e suburban street in chaotic flashes of red and blue. The policemen were chatting with David, who

heeled a body bag ou

c banter. No more watching her push her glasses up her nose. No more

was

t the steering wheel, the le

uld go

e snow, he would have kissed her. He would have to

se had a cruel

sitting in the passenger seat.

s. That wa

already engaged with David.

middle of the mess. He would have to be the villain. He would have to be the relation

the body bag

grin of a man with nothing lef

pered to the empty car

to fight David, the Moo

up the s

thumb hovering over the glowing red bu

ress