When I approach one of the vans, there's a familiar scent. I watch as the others run past me to get to the vans.  "Wait!" I call out.  "Mars, we have to move," Jayk growls. "There's something wrong. Do you smell that?"  "Blood?"  "No, plaster. It's-" I lean into the van and try to ignore the blood. "They're rigged," I tap the door. "Hello?"  "There's a bomb on the door," a girl calls out.  "Jayk, they're all rigged," I look back at him. His eyes scan the van and he nods.  I go around and climb into the van from the front. There's a silver cage blocking the back area. There's no way for me to remove it.  "Are you seeing this?" Leelie calls out.  "Hi," I wave at the little girls inside of the van. They look terrified. "My name is Dagmar. I'm going to need your help, okay?"  "We're stuck," the girl who had answered me before sits up.  "I

My patience has been tested over and over again over the past few days. Despite how badly I want to be a people person, there are just some individuals that just rub me the wrong way. It's not their fault. I know that. I've just been looking out for myself for a long time and letting others in is going to take some time getting used to. I've practically been a rogue my entire life. At least, the part where I could move around freely. The pack life is proving to be difficult.  I'm not the only one with the problem. Miles and Leelie are just as exhausted as I am. Getting this many people settled is not as easy as any of us predicted. On top of that, Arthur and his idiot goons are stalking around the southern borderlines. They're looking for a way in, but with the shadows it's impossible. Especially because they have no idea which shade might be deadly.  Jayk and I haven't taken our eyes off Every. Leelie and Ashton are covering Jet. What he said to Leelie bot

LeelieLydia and I stare at each other. We did not mean to listen in on their conversation but it was worth it. At least, for me it was. I don't know what the rules of a breakup are. I've never stayed long enough for any relationship to form, but Lydia makes it look messy.Every and Jayk are incompatible, but he needs to stop thinking about Danica. It's really cutting into everything around here. We'd be stuck if Dagmar hadn't stepped up as amazingly as she has. Jayk doesn't hesitate to pick Every up and take her into his room. "I'm out of here," Lydia spins around to leave. "Lyds," I stop her. "I can't. Before Dagmar brought

Jayk It's been forty-eight hours since I spotted the abnormality in Dagmar's eyes. Her wolf is pacing back and forth in the cell and hasn't let her shift back into her skin despite my orders. I went through this with Micca. After his first shift, it took a couple of weeks for him to shift back and his eyes were the same shade hers are now.  "What do we do?" Miles asks. He hasn't left her side. Micca is weak. I think this has to do with the fact that they haven't completed their mating.  "We had to wait Micca out," I remind him.  "With Arthur on the move, I don't think we have that long before he strikes again," at the sound of Leelie's voice Dagmar growls and snaps at the metal bars like a rabid dog.   "Hey, cut that shit out," I slap the bars. She jumps back barking at me. "I paid good money for your teeth for you to just break them being a brat,"  "We can throw one of them in there. If s

It's been three days since I last seen Micca. The full moon is tonight and the others think it's best that I stay away from him in case either one of us loses control. I've been sitting outside the clinic since we got back and I'm in no better shape than I had been then. Everyone has taken turns trying to get me to go back to the house but how am I supposed to leave him here alone when I'm the reason why he's here in the first place?  Leelie assured me that the surgery had gone flawlessly. That he just needs to recover, but those are the only details she gave Miles and me. He's been filling in for me trying to get everything in order. Jaykob comes and goes. He asks me for my opinion on things. He's told me he needs my help, but my entire focus is here with Micca. Our connection is weak and it's only getting weaker with each passing day. I don't understand why I can't just sit in the room with him.  "Breakfast?" Miles sits on the floor next to me with a coup