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 stared at Zara, my mouth agape. There was no way.


“A werewolf? Are you serious right now?” I shook my head, running a hand through my hair. “Look, I know I played a great game tonight but…” I trailed off, unable to finish the sentence. 


‘I played a great game tonight.’ Through the celebrations and the adrenaline, I never thought to consider what had actually happened - how it was supposed to be impossible. But somehow I’d done just that.


The world seemed to tilt on its axis. My mind reeled, trying to process her words. A werewolf? It was impossible, absurd. And yet...


And yet, deep down I knew that it was probably the only reasonable explanation for what was happening to me. The memory of that night in Alaska flooded in. A cold dread settled in the pit of my stomach as the pieces began to fit together in a terrifying new picture.


Chapter 4: Together Forever.