Violent Awakening (Fortuna Sworn #6)

PROLOGUE

I met my best friend’s gaze and remembered who we used to be. Such young, silly creatures with carefree dreams and impossible hopes. I’d never imagined it could turn out like this. I’d never dreamed that sweet, freckled boy would become a Beast, or that sad, lonely girl would grow up to kill him.

“Tell me how to save you, Ollie,” I whispered.

“You can’t,” he answered, his eyes bright with pain and all the days we wouldn’t get to have. Then he said, his voice hardening, “Wake up, Fortuna. Wake up.”

“Oliver, wait,” I began to say, my own voice tinged with desperation. But it was too late.

Every dream had to end, and I was already gone.