re Ave

g, a doll with its

s a physical assault, forcing my eyes shut. I didn't feel the sharp stones cutting my bare f

wind was cold and sharp, whipping my

nestled against his side wa

ster. Day

, a stark contrast to my rags. A sweet, vicious smil

was as soft as silk, and just a

led to process it.

her arm around Kade's. "Betrayal? I'm simply taking what should have been mine al

ho had suggested using me to Kade. It was she who had been secretly lacing my food with

e. The architect of my weakness, the source of

Enough chatter. The Avery pack has been cl

my stupor. I looked up, my eyes burn

d the slaughter in vivid detail, her words painting a

and the world went white

aming. I stopp

ng. Then, something new and terrifyin

igh, unhinged sound tha

their names, each syllable a drop of ve

soul and my blood. I beg the Moo

a curse echoi

lose everything, be betrayed by everyone, and fall into the dirt!

pped a sword from a guar

pierced

ed me. A voice, ancient and compassionate, yet cold as t

ran