SUMMARY: Their family wasn't whole. So they bargained with a witch of the woods. A cruel bargain. Crueler was their decision not to abide...

82 One Reason The meal tonight was a quiet one. Afterwards he was up on the high balcony overlooking the bailey, when he glimpsed her...

15 Had But his voice was flat, indicating the likelihood of that happening. I felt cornered. Like a mouse in the paws of a cat. Knowing...

65 His Moment He was kind, patient. Then there was the first time I saw him smile. Everything I’d thought about him before that had...

68 The Girls I looked from Mathis to them. Seeing their inquisitive expressions and the confusion on their faces. Suddenly it dawned on...

40 That Smile “You should’ve said goodbye.” Tears leapt into my eyes. “You’re probably right. But you weren’t the only one with a bit of...

64 Paralyzing Choices I swallowed nervously. Other wolves began filling in the clearing beyond the door. I looked back and saw they were...

51 No Detail Missed “I can’t go any further.” He huffed. Lowering his end of the spit to balance it on a flat boulder. “I’m unaccustomed...

52 Interrogated by the Alpha “How did you meet her?” Deragan cut to the chase. “Bought her.” Mardichi swallowed. Deragan didn’t blink....

SNOW IN THE TOWER SUMMARY: I'd been in the tower for far too long. The only thing that had gotten me through it was the memory of a...

SUMMARY: Jailhouse Jake had been annoying me since we were both very young. You might think that because I was gorgeous and he was...

SUMMARY: I, Zierno the famed assassin, am hunting the mythical Mist Mare. My king, my friend, has promised me command of his guard if I...

SUMMARY: Kane Porter was as boring as his name implied. Of all the financial coordinators under me, he was the one least likely to be...

SUMMARY: I was the one the villagers called to talk to the monsters no one else dared talk to. I don't fear them. Though I know at any...

SUMMARY: I am a Catalyst. The Spark, the lore calls me. The problem with being a Spark was two-fold. Monsters were drawn to me. And I'd...

SUMMARY: This was not the Christmas I was hoping for. I've hardly seen my boyfriend, Alex. Odd things have been happening in my house...

39 Dangerous Touch With a purposeful look, he inched that hand further upward. Fully palming the inside of my thigh, perilously near...

05 Bird on an Arm “I’m defiant for anyone.” I grumbled. “Where do you, a small village girl, come by all this courage? How are you able...

29 Hints of Jealousy Just then Logan walked in. “Heyyy Beautiful.” I groaned aloud. Abandoning my seat so he couldn’t crowd me there. I...