PattyWinchester
Dean Winchester has one year left to live.
One year before the deal he made to save Sam comes due. One year before the hellhounds come for him.
While Dean hides his fear behind reckless choices, sharp jokes, and the determination to make the most of the time he has left, Sam refuses to accept the inevitable. And neither does Riley.
Desperate to save the man she loves, Riley throws herself into every possible lead, searching for loopholes, rituals, and anything powerful enough to break a crossroads deal. But with every failed attempt, the deadline draws closer-and the possibility of losing Dean becomes more real.
At the same time, something inside Riley is changing.
Her abilities are growing stronger and increasingly difficult to control. What once felt like instinct is becoming something far more dangerous: bursts of energy powerful enough to throw attackers across a room, visions she cannot explain, and a voice inside her mind that refuses to remain silent.
Elara.
Riley still has no idea who-or what-Elara is. Every search for answers leads to another dead end, as though someone has erased her from existence. But as Riley's powers continue to evolve, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:
Elara knows who Riley really is.
Caught between an unknown past and a future without Dean, Riley is running out of time to uncover the truth. Because saving Dean may demand more from her than she is prepared to give-and the power growing inside her may not be hers alone.
Some deals cannot be broken.
Some destinies cannot be escaped.
And some people only realize how incomplete they are when they are about to lose the person who makes them whole.