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To the miserable Echo,

Some people leave, and the moon  just keeps orbiting like nothing happened. But mine didn’t. It stayed still the moment you walked away. And what's worse you never came back. Not even once. Not even to see if I was still standing in the ruins of what we used to be. You were the moon to me Distant, glowing, unreachable, But even the moon never leaves the sky You did. I wonder, do you ever look up at the same stars and think of the light we once shared? Or are we like two distant planets now, separate, untouchable, each with our own orbits, never to cross again?

I can’t stop chasing echoes of you. I’m lost in a galaxy of memories the way you held me, the way we laughed, the words we whispered in the dark, like constellations carved into my soul. But even the brightest stars burn out, and I guess that’s what happened to us. And yet, I still find myself searching, looking up at the night sky, hoping that the stars will somehow realign and bring us back to the same place we were. But deep down, I know that’s just a fantasy a dream of what could have been. You’re gone, and I’m left with only the remnants of what we once were, pieces of a galaxy I can never fully reach.

But even in this, even in the emptiness of it all, I can’t hate you. I can’t blame you. I know you had no choice, just as the stars have no choice but to burn and fade away. You had to go, just as I had to learn to let go.

Been playing a LOT of Binding of Isaac as of late. Felt like doing a quick watercolor as tribute.

Imagine: Being Scott’s human sister and he finds out you’re Theo’s mate, making you a part of the Chimera pack

Scott sighed as he saw you standing across from him, next to Theo, who was slightly in front of his Chimera pack. He had just found out you were in fact Theo’s mate and that he was not going to be keeping away from you. And the worst part was, you had feelings for Theo too. “Come with me Y/N, please, let’s just go home.” Scott begged as his pleading eyes searched your face for any sign that could help him determine if you would listen to him. Theo took another few steps towards where your brother was standing, and without taking his eyes off Scott, he reached his hand back to you, and you hesitated for a moment, before you took it, and he intertwined his fingers with yours. “You go on Scott. She’ll be right there with you, we just need to arrange where we’ll be going to for our date tomorrow.” Theo smirked at your brother, before turning to you, and placing a kiss on your forehead. “What do you say, princess? You wanna go on a date tomorrow?”

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Review by Mod H

I am torn over this novel. The writing is strong and the concept of werewolves is given a unique twist. The characters are interesting and the world building superb. I am planning to purchase the second book in the series on audible when I get my credit tomorrow. However, there the elements that make up a romance novel are hard to see, and there are some violence content warnings that I will put under a read more that make it very hard to for me to recommend this novel. It is up for a 2019 RITA award for best new author. 

Genre/Category: Paranormal

Major Trope: Werewolves, forced proximity 

Is He An Ass? No, Ti is a very complex character, but he is not an ass. He loves and supports the heroine (Silver) unconditionally, and there’s actually a really beautiful character arc for him. It is somewhat stifled because we only see it from the outside. 

Smut? Glowing. There are several sex scenes, not all of which involve simple D in V. I did appreciate that Silver being a werewolf factored into the smut. She’s not quite human and it shows. 

Final grade: a tentative sure

Other thoughts? I’m putting them below a cut. CW for mentions of violence and emesis. Also a spoiler warning.