Mag-log inKade 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
I let out a small breath of relief as the Omegas released me and Tyler began to whisk me away. Natasha’s eyes burned holes into the back of my head, but I knew Tyler and Samson would listen to me.They seemed to be some of the only people in the world who would.A little while later, we were back ex
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







