Mag-log inSerena planted a hand on her hip and cocked her head. “You done?” she asked almost impatiently, gesturing to the tray. “Because I made you soup, and I’d hate to deny giving it to you just because you’re being naughty.”“Fuck you and your soup,” Kade snarled. “Where’s Elena? Where’s Ivy? Where are th
Kade’s POV“Kade…”He couldn’t feel the mate bond anymore, and it terrified him. Like reaching into a familiar space where there was once warmth and life, only to find cold emptiness within.But he could hear her voice calling to him, soft and distant. She was there still, just further now, and all
Elena’s POV“She was supposed to heal you.”“I know. She didn’t.”“Why?”“I don’t know… She tended my wound, but she didn’t use her powers…”The voices faded in, slow at first, then all at once. I blinked my eyes open, adjusting to the darkness around me. The air smelled like damp earth and somethin
Whoever lived here was gone at the moment, but they could come back anytime. We decided to keep one person on the lookout, prepared to call out if anyone showed up. That person wound up being Lana.Tyler, Kade and I laid Nellie out on the table, propping a small, somewhat foul-smelling pillow from t
Elena’s POVKade crouched down, letting Nellie climb onto his back with Tyler’s help. He hooked his arms under her knees and stood, and we kept moving.Nobody talked much, other than Nellie, who quietly pointed Kade in the right direction. The forest was too thick and too dark for idle conversation,
Kade got to work without question.As I worked, carefully packing the white paste into the puncture wounds all around Nellie’s leg, Tyler looked at me. A moment later, his voice slipped into my mind.“Why don’t you just use your power to heal her?”My jaw tightened. “I can’t.”“What? Why?”I glanced
Kade didn't know it had gotten this bad. When they slept together, he never asked her to fully remove her clothes; did that mean that she'd looked like this even then, and he'd had no idea?"Ajax." Kade whispered to his nearby Beta, who stepped forward. "Were you aware of her physical condition?"Th
Samantha's POVMy heart was beating so hard I thought it might pound clean out of my chest."Luna," Amelia blurted out, stepping between me and Natasha, "What are you—""Stay out of this, Gamma." Natasha's voice was as cold as ice. She snapped her fingers at Melvin and a few other Gammas. "Escort El
"I don't tell you how to run your squad, Melvin. Don't tell me how to run mine."The male—Melvin—simply scoffed. His dark eyes scanned me from head to toe like a prize mare at auction before he turned on his heel. "Well. I suppose that's why the women's team always loses against the men's."With tha
Samantha's POV"Elena, are you sure?" Amelia looked uncertain. "You don't have to fight Melvin. He's a seasoned warrior and a male who's about three times bigger than you…"Truthfully, I wasn't actually sure if this was a good idea, but I felt like I had to do it now. Everyone was staring at me, and







