Snapping branches tore me from my thoughts and my heart nearly stopped as two wolves walked into the clearing. I had never seen wolves in person before, only in pictures and movies. I was sure wolves weren't naturally this big. The two were nearly identical, both the color of midnight. Their fur was shiny and glistening. I had expected wolves to look much dirtier, living in the woods and all. While I wasn't sure the geographical placement of wolves, I was also fairly sure wolves did not live in Georgia. What troubled me even more was that I wasn't afraid. It was though my mind and body had simply accepted my death as inevitable.My mind played through the scenario. Aurora eaten by wolves. Grace would probably dance with joy while Tori and the twins wondered what happened to me. Would Melissa even notice when I failed to come home? Did wolves leave any scraps?I was so lost in my thoughts I hadn't noticed the two wolves were sitting only twenty feet away, simply staring

I was torn between my miraculously appearing sperm-donor and the twins stationed at the front door. Each looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to make the first move."This is too much." I snapped under my breath, feeling much too exhausted for just waking up. There was no way I planned on letting the twins inside, or entertaining my sperm donor for any longer. I'd simply retreat back into my bedroom and pretend this entire day never happened. Garrett and the twins would hopefully be long gone. 'Let them in.' The voice in my head rang out clear as day. The voice was so close, I looked around the room wondering if someone else had came into the house.'I know you can here me.' The voice called out again, sounding exasperated."I'm going crazy." I mumbled under my breath, turning my back on Garrett and the twins as I bounded up the stairs.It was all too easy to listen in on their conversation. The house was old and the walls th

I cringed, but telling him about Frank was a lot easier than telling him about Grace. Frank couldn't torment me anymore, not with me being forced to live with Garrett. Grace on the other hand could still manage to get to me. "Frank likes to drink." I shrugged, "He gets rough. I ran and locked myself in my room. He was trying to break down my door so I climbed out the window and jumped.""You jumped from your window?" Garrett's voice was calm."No." I replied, deadpan. "I jumped from the roof.""That fact makes no difference." Garrett growled under his breath."Look." I sighed, "Don't go playing the caring father card. Seriously, for my sanity don't do it."This entire conversation was giving me a headache. My heart was being pulled in so many different directions, I wondered if it could withstand all of the torment. 'Only a few more days', I told myself. Then I'd be in the wind, not a single person to worry about.Two devastatin

KadeIt wasn't our intention to find Aurora in the forest, but once we caught her scent it was nearing impossible to stop.Alec and I locked eyes, our wolves inhaling the creamy scent of their mate. She was sitting by herself, her back against a large tree. The sunlight peered through the trees hitting her in the perfect spot. Her chocolate hair was glowing under the sunlight, looking like freshly spun silk. The sun brightened her unique eyes, making them radiate with color. "Are you going to eat me or not?" She huffed, her face impassive as she looked at my brother and I.There was no fear in her eyes; just the acceptance that her life could possibly end today. That fact send a sharp ringing pain throughout my body, sending the memory of the night we ran into her rushing to the front of my mind.She was stumbling down the sidewalk; Alec and I noticed her before she saw us. She looked out of her mind with fear, the kind of fear that makes peo

The laughter fell from my lips in waves, and I realized I hadn't truly laughed in so long. Garrett sat in his seat, a perplexed look forming on his face as he watched me. It was comforting to know the mental decline ran in the family, but didn't give me much hope for the future.My erratic laughter died down, and I was left taking a few deep breaths."Look, Garrett." I snickered, placing my hand against my mouth to stifle another wave of laughter. "I think you need to get some help, which means I definitely need to get some help.""Aurora--" Confusion formed on Garrett's face. Did he really think I was going to believe that? Werewolves?He rips me from my life and confesses there's a world of magical creatures? This isn't a book; Life isn't full of fantasy.  You work, get fucked over by people, try to survive and then die. "Don't--" I shook my head, "I shouldn't even have to entertain this."I turned on my heel and st