로그인“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
“What was that?” Serena hissed, quieter now. “A trick!”“Not a trick.” I didn’t look at Serena as I continued to pour my soothing energy into Debbie’s clammy skin. “I told you I was a healer, but you didn’t believe me.”I could hear Serena scoff behind me, but I continued to ignore her.Once Debbie
Elena’s POVThe following Saturday morning was overcast and drizzling. A chill wind swept through the valley, knocking what remained of the autumn leaves off the trees, and making me shiver even through my thick wool sweater.It was my kind of weather. Cold, rainy, and dark—the perfect kind of weath
Elena’s POVThe following morning, I woke with the hope that my father had forgotten about his suggestion. It seemed Natasha had the same idea, because when I came downstairs, she was still wearing her dressing gown.My father, however, hadn’t forgotten. By the time breakfast was finished, he was al
Elena’s POVI really didn’t want to return to the house the next day. Not now that I knew that my dead daughter’s replacement might be there, mistaking me for my twin sister.But for Debbie’s sake, I went anyway.Someone had put her straitjacket back on in the night, it seemed. And although she wasn







