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 pushed my body forward with as much energy as I could muster, trying to get away quickly. But it seemed like the moon was weighing down on me directly, and the force of the incoming transformation slowed me down.


I was dizzy, I could barely think or see straight. Unsurprisingly, I heard the distinct sound of hurried footsteps closing in from behind. Risking a glance over my shoulder, I saw Eason running toward me at full speed. 


“Lena,” he called, breathless. “Lena, stop.” He hasn’t been doing much running since his hand injury, and then there was his leg… I shook the thought aside and kept going. But it was no use. Eventually, his hand closed around my arm, spinning me to face him.


“What is going on with you?” he asked, his voice a mixture of curiosity and resolve.


Chapter 6: Last Everything.