admind Chapter 14 Jul 18, 2025 The hallway went tomb-silent before I even touched my locker. Like someone had hit pause on a movie everyone had already seen twelve times. Freshmen froze mid-whisper. Math class girl looked at me, then away like eye contact might give her third-degree burns. I opened my locker anyway. Because apparently … Read more
Chapter 13 Jul 18, 2025 The car was cold. Not just in temperature, but in energy. I sat curled in the passenger seat with my hoodie pulled over my knees, the kind of posture that screamed defense without saying a word. The windows were fogged from our breath, though neither of us was really breathing. … Read more
Chapter 12 Jul 18, 2025 Should’ve known Amber wouldn’t come for me with fists. She’s smarter than that. Strategic. Polished. The kind of girl who could ruin your life and still get a glowing letter of recommendation. She didn’t need a fight. She had a clipboard. Third period, a flyer appeared in every girls’ bathroom … Read more
Chapter 11 Jul 18, 2025 Walking into school felt different. Not like I’d grown wings or discovered superpowers—more like I’d finally stopped apologizing for existing in my own skin. My hoodie still hung loose, my shoes still squeaked against the linoleum like dying mice, but something had clicked into place overnight. I wasn’t performing confidence. … Read more
Chapter 10 Jul 18, 2025 The soda wasn’t cold. Obviously. School vending machines are basically expensive disappointment dispensers, but I needed somewhere to stand that wasn’t my locker of shame or the bathroom where I’d been hiding for three days straight. Fluorescent lights buzzed like angry wasps. The hallway reeked of industrial disinfectant and teenage … Read more
Chapter 9 Jul 18, 2025 The worst part isn’t that he kissed me like the world was ending. It’s that now he walks past me like I’m furniture with a pulse. One hallway, two glances, zero acknowledgment. I’m tracking his avoidance like a forensic scientist. Different stairwells. Altered lunch schedules. The boy has turned dodging … Read more
267 Start Talking 267 Start Talking And I meant every word. Lennox’s POV A heavy silence filled the room. No one spoke. No one moved. Until I did. I took a slow, threatening step forward, my eyes locked on him with pure, blistering hate. I stepped right up to him now, my face inches from his. I didn’t care who he was anymore. I didn’t care that he was my uncle. He had touched what was mine. He had hurt Olivia in the worst possible way he could. 1 Damien frowned. “I knew I did wrong, but I was also trying to protect her… 1 He tried to push me off, grunting as he braced against my weight, but now I was stronger–fueled by nothing but pure, unforgiving rage. “You made her reject us.” My jaw clenched. My fists curled so tightly, I felt my nails pierce skin. “You’re evil,” I said coldly. “You didn’t just trick us. You didn’t just rip her away us…” Father didn’t speak at first. He stood from silent. His face was hard to read, his jaw clenched, his brows drawn. But I could see the war behind his eyes. The weight of truth pressing down on him. “It was complicated,” Father said darkly. Father’s eyes moved between us. “And Olivia is descended from those earlier children. From your great–grandmother’s first bloodline.” Father looked at us, and by the shadow in his eyes, I knew… He was finally ready to te the piece of the story they’d buried for generations. Finally, he exhaled slowly and looked at us. “Yes, Father.” Levi stepped closer. “You and Mother should start talking, and we want the absolute truth.” 267 Start Talking “ENOUGH!” Father’s voice thundered across the room. We stared at him, stunned. “You knew she was in danger. You knew people were hunting her. You knew she needed help. But instead of telling us–you used it.” I took another step. “You used it for your own twisted revenge. For your selfish plan. You took her pain and made it part of your fucking strategy.” “You let her suffer!” I shouted. “You knew! And you still-!” “You’ll pay.” Damien looked away, but I didn’t stop. Rage like nothing I’d ever felt before surged through me. My wolf growled inside my head, demanding I rip Damien apart right there. But I held myself back. We crashed to the floor with a loud THUD, my fists swinging before anyone could stop me. Silence fell again. I blinked. “The Blackwells?” I glanced at Levi, who looked just as stunned. My head snapped back to him. “I told Olivia I would only help her escape Gabriel if she agreed to have a change of face… and act as my wife.” He opened his mouth slightly, but I didn’t let him speak. Damien kept talking like he couldn’t see we were seconds from tearing him apart. “She didn’t ask you to,” Louis barked. “Which families are we related to through Great–Grandmother Hailee?” I asked cautiously, not sure I wanted the answer. “Because I threatened her not to,” Damien cut in. “There was a bracelet wrapped around her wrist,” he said. “That bracelet suppressed her wolf… her scent… even her life. It was enchanted. If she disobeyed me, if she spoke a word-” 267 Start Talking I landed another hit–then another–knuckles cracking against bone. My wolf howled inside me, blood pounding through my ears. Louis stepped closer, his voice sharp. “You mean Great–grandfather Nathan’s cousin’s bloodline? Anthony’s Family?” I roared and launched at him. A pair of strong arms grabbed me from behind, yanking me off Damien and dragging me back. … Read more
The boy was gone. Damn! I reached over and got the bun, but a shadow was over me. I looked up. A fifteen–year–old boy looked at me. They looked similar. I stepped back. “Do you want to eat?” the boy asked after a moment. I nodded. We went to a cheap restaurant and the food … Read more
She’s very timid. Don’t be nice.” < Ace chuckled, “Timid?” The guy was about to say something, but Ace said coolly, “She’s coming back.” “All right, but don’t get too into it,” the guy said. “Like Chase, he doesn’t want to get married, causing trouble.” I put the sweets down and turned to leave. So … Read more
“Not happening!” Ace and I said it at the same time. If I didn’t finish the job I was hired for, Liam would want that check back. Chase laughed humorlessly, “What are you doing? Are you addicted to cucking me now?” His buddy murmured, “Chase only helped Brittany because she reminded him of you. He’s … Read more