Riley's POV

A few months after Adam saved me we were all back at the pack. Emily was in the hospital for a few days so that the nurses could take care of her cuts. My nose wasn't broken but it did bruise pretty bad. Adam kept apologizing for it even though I told him I deserved it. We still couldn't explain how that one antidote worked but we decided that we would leave it in the past.

We buried Jason in the back of the pack house and I found myself standing across his grave almost every day. Jason had become important to me. He had my back and he had become a close friend of mine. He was the only one I could trust and I never got to thank him for all the things he did for me. Kevin was never found and as much as I wanted to track him down and make him pay for everything I went through, Adam would tell me that it was best to leave it aside. He couldn't take us on his own and his pack was long gone by now.

We were all currently in the backyard staring at the moonlight. Emily was wrapped up in Tyler's arms and I was sitting down next to Adam. "What are you thinking about?" He says tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. I look over at him and see that the dark circles under his eyes have gone away and his eyes were shinning as bright as the moon. "Us." I say giving him a small smile. Before he can say anything else, I kiss him and lay my head against his shoulders. I kept replaying all of our moments before everything went down. The day we met, when I first met his dad, our detention together and how ridiculous I was about the whole heat thing. He was absolutely perfect and I still couldn't believe he came back for me.

What I never told Adam was that I was conscious when Russell told Adam that I would crave that power again. I didn't want something else to be fixed, I just wanted everything to be over.

But how do I tell him that Russell was right? That I started to crave for that power, that feeling of euphoria.

How do I tell him that each day they get stronger and stronger?

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Aaanndd the end is here. I wanted to do something short and straight to the point. The last few chapters were a bit shitty and rushed but as I wrote the epilogue I know I wanted it to end this way. Thank you guys for supporting my book and for pushing me to write it. I would not have done it with you guys. You have been the best audience and I hope you enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. I love you guys so so much!

P.S. I'm gonna be staring a new book soon, but I'll be writing a few chapters in advance just to get a head start on it.

See you on the next book!