MasukThe sensation was indescribable—like finding a piece of myself I hadn’t known was missing, like coming home after a lifetime of wandering.I grinned up at Nicholas, feeling almost impish with the secret I’d kept for so long.His mouth hung open, shock written across his features. “You knew,” he said
Kayla“One more push!” the doctor’s voice barely registered through the haze of pain that had consumed me for the past sixteen hours. “I can see the head, Kayla. One more big push!”Nicholas gripped my hand, his other arm supporting my back as I leaned forward. I was beyond exhaustion, beyond pain,
There was Emma, fierce and loyal despite everything she’d been through, slowly healing from her injuries with her brother’s unwavering support. Marcus, who’d practically raised his sister from childhood and would do anything to protect those he cared about, including us.Noah, with his gentle demean
Kayla“She’s going to get what she deserves. Today,” Emma said, drumming her fingers against the armrest of her wheelchair. It was the third time she’d said it in the last half hour, but none of us called her on it. We were all tense.We stood outside the guild hall in a loose circle, our faces grim
“What did you do with her?”“She’s locked up in Nightshade’s prison for now,” Nicholas said grimly. “I’m going to speak to the guild to decide her fate.”I shivered. I couldn’t believe it, and yet… Somehow, I could. Because Isabella had done so much worse. This was just the cherry on top.My thought
KaylaLight filtered through my eyelids, hazy and blurred. Everything felt heavy. Sore. But alive.The first thing I saw was Nicholas hunched over me, clutching me so tightly I could barely breathe.“Kayla,” he murmured against my throat. “Kayla, please come back…”My shaky hand came up, my fingers
Kayla I stood frozen in the hallway as Nora disappeared around the corner. Despite myself, despite every wall I had worked so hard to keep up, my hands trembled slightly around the tray. Why did I feel so… hurt? Shaking my head, I turned away and headed back down to the kitchen without even br
Emma glanced at me sideways with a knowing smile playing on her lips. “Why the sudden interest?” “No reason,” I said quickly, perhaps a little too quickly. “Just curiosity, that’s all.” “Uh-huh,” she teased, nudging me lightly with her elbow. “Well, for what it’s worth, I think Nicholas has his
Kayla I blinked at Nicholas, unsure if I had just heard him correctly. “You want to break her out?” I whispered, grabbing his arm and pulling him away from the interrogation room door, out of Grace’s earshot. “Are you insane?” Noah looked like he was about to burst. “She’s a guild prisoner, Ni
Kayla “Going out?” I asked, struggling against Nicholas’s grip—and trying not to spill my coffee—as he pushed me toward the stairs. “Where?” “Well, there’s a motorcycle show in town today. Thought it would be fun to check it out.” I stopped in my tracks at the bottom of the stairs and raised a







