Who could love a monster?

Lena asks herself this question after a freak encounter with a wolf leaves her bitten and transformed. It took no time once the symptoms hit for her to realize she was a danger. A killer.

So, ignoring her shattered heart, she leaves.
 
Leaves Los Angeles. Leaves Ice Hockey.

Leaves him, the one who taught her what it meant to love. Eason.
 
For the next five years, Lena did all she could to forget by starting a new life for herself in a little rural town. But, just as the moon rises, the past finds a way back. Eason, a star ice hockey player and owner of her heart, wants her back. And ushered with him comes an old crime tying them both together.
 
Lena knows she should push him away, it’s the only way to keep him safe.
 
Yet, through the turmoil of it all Lena can’t help but think that maybe ... being a monster isn’t that bad after all.

Howling Hearts Echoed on Ice is created by Cara TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Howling Hearts Echoed on Ice

I was vibrating in place. Whether from anger, fear, or nerves, I couldn’t tell at this point. Every muscle in my body was tight, strung out like a live wire about to snap. My thoughts raced, colliding with one another in a jumble of panic. My hands, clenching and unclenching at my sides, felt clammy.


The room suddenly felt too small like the walls were pressing in on me. How could he do this to me? Invite his family—tonight, of all nights? I wasn’t ready. Hell, I didn’t know if I’d ever be ready.


Eason’s brown eyes were soft as he turned my gaze to him like he already knew how hard this was going to be for me. His hand stayed on my cheek, his thumb stroking gently. "Lena, I need to settle this tonight. You keep running away from the idea of meeting them again. I know you're scared, but if we don't get through this now, it'll hang over us like a cloud."


Chapter 29: Accepted