로그인Kade decided not to press the matter and instead focused on running a bath.…“My daughter…” Margaret bowed her head over the clean white sheet covering Serena’s body in the morgue, her tears dripping onto the fabric. “My little girl…”Jack stood nearby with his fists clenched. He had said little si
Kade’s POVThe sun had long since gone down by the time Kade returned to Crescent Hollow.Ajax drove the entire way, his fingers white around the steering wheel, occasionally looking in the rearview mirror with apprehension, as if Serena might suddenly sit up and speak.She didn’t.In fact, the driv
My lips parted, but Jayne wasn’t finished.“The third time was last week.” Her expression hardened, and she looked away, out the window at the murky swamp beyond. “My brother.”“I didn’t know you had a brother.”“He was a rogue. He’d always been an abusive asshole to me and my mom. My mom wouldn’t l
Elena’s POVI moved toward the edge of the porch, squinting into the sunlight that was filtering through the canopy overhead. Jayne stepped out of the shadows and pushed her hood back.Neither of us said anything at first. She just looked at me, and I looked at her, and I knew from the expression on
“Grieving.”Ivy blinked. “What does that mean?”“It’s… What I did for your mom.” His throat tightened. “What I did for you for a while, too.”“That doesn’t really make sense.”“It won’t,” he said, putting his hand on her shoulder. This time, she didn’t flinch away, which came as a relief. “Not until
Kade’s POVKade, Tyler, and the others didn’t return to Nightshade for two days after they left Elena behind.Each step of the way, Kade considered turning back for her. Multiple times, he had considered marching back there and scooping her up into his arms and forcing her to return with him, even k
Elena’s POVThe room fell silent. Kade and Tyler froze in the doorway, staring at the scene before them in shock.Three girls on the floor, gasping for breath and clutching wounds. One cowering in the corner with wide eyes and a heaving chest. And then there was me and Beth—both holding improvised w
Elena’s POVI stared at Mason, certain I had misheard.His future Luna?As in, he thought I was going to marry him?I had to have misheard him. Mason and I had only met a couple of times before—once at the dress shop, and then at home. And, of course, now.I appreciated the gown he’d purchased for m
Kade blinked. He recalled receiving the invitation, but he had ignored it, just as he did every year. He hadn’t attended a single one of those balls since the one he attended in Nightshade seven years ago. He didn’t want to run into Samson or Tyler, and besides, he never really enjoyed them anyway.
Elena’s POVI wound up selecting a dress I already had in my closet. It was one of my favorites, actually—a simple and understated yet elegant piece that I had purchased for my twenty-third birthday party several years back. I always liked how it fit me, and I had filled out a little over the last f







