Act I The wolf was drowning when Elias Ward saw its eyes. Not its teeth. Not its claws. Its eyes. They were wide, wild, and bright with a terror so human that Elias…

Act I The ballroom had been built for beautiful endings. Gold-trimmed walls rose toward a ceiling heavy with crystal light. A chandelier glittered above the crowd like frozen rain. Guests in tuxedos and…

Act I Maya had almost turned around before she reached the platform. The marina glittered too brightly for someone like her. That was what she told herself as she walked along the wooden…

Act I Elena Vargas did not look like someone who had come to destroy anyone. She stood quietly in the first-class lane of the international terminal, one hand resting on the strap of…

Act I Claire Whitmore’s heel came down on the mop like she was crushing something beneath her. The sound was small, almost nothing against the vast marble lobby of Reed Global Tower. Just…

Act I Ashley Whitmore did not look down when the elderly woman fell. She sat back in the gray armchair in the center of the mansion foyer, one silk-covered shoulder resting against the…

Act I The wolves came before the priest finished his final prayer. Three of them moved through the snow like shadows given teeth, their gray-brown coats dusted white, their breath smoking in the…