ログイン“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
Eventually, the floor was as clean as it would get given the circumstances. I dumped the muddy-looking water out into the pond, then scrubbed my hands, arms, and face in the sink.Exhaustion took over me by then. I flopped onto the rickety cot without thinking twice and slept.When I woke the next m
Elena’s POVI must have sat in that spot on the porch for hours. Hell, it could have been days, and I might not have even noticed.The passage of time lost all meaning. The sun rose, turning the swamp hot and fetid with the scents of still water and rotting wood. The sun reached its zenith and the f
Kade walked up to her. He didn’t sit. He got the sense that she didn’t want that. Instead, he just let her stare at Ivy. Then down at her hands. Then at Ivy again.“It’s not your fault,” he said after a long moment.Elena didn’t answer. She just blinked, then looked back out over the swamp.Just the
Kade’s POVThe shack was quiet except for Nellie, who was making a small, whimpering sound from her chair. Kade looked at her once, then looked away.Wordlessly, Elena crossed the room and dropped to her knees beside Lana. She gathered her up, both arms pulling her close, and rocked her friend back
Samantha’s POVThe Omegas shoved me to the floor in front of Natasha’s feet. My hands scraped roughly against the stone, forcing me to bite my tongue to keep from crying out in pain. If I cried out, then it would only satisfy her.“Explain this.” Natasha threw something down in front of me, and I lo
By the time I got to the part about the Moon Goddess’s domain, I was certain they wouldn’t believe me. And frankly, as I said everything out loud for the first time, I couldn’t even fully believe myself.“I don’t know,” I said when I was finished, shaking my head. “Maybe it was all a hallucination.
Natasha's POVNatasha always noticed everything. Particularly, she noticed the strange look that passed over the newcomer's face when she mentioned the Stoneridge girl's death.Even though the new girl quickly schooled her expression into one of neutrality, Natasha's suspicions began to rise immedia
"Yes." She came to stand beside him and watched the service with a strange look on her face. "I wouldn't normally attend the funeral of someone I didn't know, especially so far from Nightshade, but…"Her voice trailed off as she spotted the picture of Samantha looking healthy and young—a picture tak







